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Известие о смерти королевы Елизаветы II застало Карла III за сбором грибов
Details of the last days of Queen Elizabeth II's life at her Balmoral residence in Scotland have become known. This is reported by the Daily Mirror, citing the updated biography of the king, "Charles III: The New King." The new court. "A look inside" was written by Robert Hardman.
The book claims that on September 6, 2022, the Queen was in good spirits and had a few drinks after a dinner attended by Princess Anne and her son Peter Phillips. Queen Elizabeth II later announced that she would be dining alone. On September 7, his condition worsened and he spent the day in bed. Despite this, the Queen had hoped to attend a meeting of the Privy Council via audio link, but decided against it at the last minute on the advice of her doctor.
That evening, Princess Anne advised Prince Charles (now Charles III) to come to Balmoral as soon as possible to be with his mother. The future monarch was picking mushrooms outside her residence “to get some rest” when she heard the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. According to Hardman, the prince answered the phone and was addressed as “Your Majesty.” This meant he was now king.
A box containing two letters was found at Queen Elizabeth II's bedside. One was addressed to Prince Charles and the other to his private secretary Edward Young.
Earlier, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly recalled two important and unexpected pieces of advice given to him by Queen Elizabeth II. One of them was about magpies, which Johnson was afraid of.