Five words
Queen’s last diary entry before death revealed
It's only five words in English, four in German, but they perfectly express the nature and incomparable work ethic of the great monarch. Last week, the secret of Queen Elizabeth II's last diary entry was revealed in a new biography.
The royal biographer Robert Hardman reveals in the updated edition of "Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story" that the late Queen wrote her last lines on September 6, 2022.
Simple and full of meaning
"Edward came to see me" - so simple and yet full of meaning is what Queen Elizabeth wrote in her diary, which she kept conscientiously for over 70 years.
She was noting another change of government in her country: Sir Edward Young, her loyal private secretary, was with her that day to assist her in the final preparations for the swearing-in of Prime Minister Liz Truss. It was the Queen's last major public appointment before she died two days later.
Routine to the end
Hardman describes in his book how the Queen's entry shows that, despite her waning strength, she maintained her routine right to the end. "It was not surprising that the monarch kept her records scrupulously, even as she grew weaker and weaker through illness."
For the Queen, her diary was never a place for emotional reflection, but a sober record of events. "Her last entry was as matter-of-fact and practical as ever," says Hardman. "I have no time to record conversations, only events," the Queen is reported to have once said.
Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in the 70th year of her reign.
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