Queen Elizabeth made last private diary entry two days before her death; here's what she wrote

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Queen Elizabeth's final diary entry, written two days before her death, demonstrated her commitment to royal duties.

Queen Elizabeth made last private diary entry two days before her death; here's what she wrote

The final entry in Queen Elizabeth's private diary has been made public. Two days before she passed away, she penned a practical and factual note.

Days before her death, a royal biographer is providing insight into Queen Elizabeth's mental state. According to a passage taken from Charles III: New King. New Court, Robert Hardman's most recent biography, as quoted in a report by InStyle.

According to The Inside Story, when the late monarch died on September 8, 2022, she was still concentrating on managing the Crown and fulfilling her royal duties. The queen famously kept a personal journal in which she documented daily events.

According to Hardman, in her final journal entry on September 6, Queen Elizabeth wrote, that Edward came to see her.

The brief note appeared to allude to a more significant political circumstance: Edward was the late queen's private secretary, Sir Edward Young, who assisted her in getting ready for the induction ceremony of former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Truss's associates.

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As she mentioned the plans her private secretary, Sir Edward Young, had made for the swearing-in of the new Truss administration ministers, Hardman wrote in an excerpt, "It could have been describing another normal working day starting in the usual way — 'Edward came to see me.'" according to The Telegraph.

The note was written at Balmoral two days before her death, and Truss visited the queen there. This meeting was Queen Elizabeth's final public engagement, as she passed away at her Balmoral estate at 96 just days later. Truss resigned from her duties just one month later in October, after which King Charles III approved the appointment of her replacement, Rishi Sunak.

The last days of Queen Elizabeth were spent at Balmoral, as Charles III recently expressed his love for the royal family's compound in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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In an interview with the Scottish Parliament, Charles said that Scotland had a uniquely special place in his family's hearts, and his late mother particularly treasured the time spent there.

FAQs

What did Queen Elizabeth write in her final diary entry?
Two days before her death, Queen Elizabeth wrote a brief and factual note: "Edward came to see me." This referred to her meeting with her private secretary, Sir Edward Young, to discuss Prime Minister Liz Truss's induction.

Where did Queen Elizabeth spend her last days?
The Queen spent her final days at Balmoral Castle, a place she and the royal family loved dearly. It was there that she died on September 8, 2022, after carrying out her duties until the end.

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