Inside Prince Charles' Dinner With Jenna Bush Hager the Night Before Queen Elizabeth's Death

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Queen Elizabeth's death,future King Charles III was having dinner with none other than 's Jenna Bush Hager. As the co-host revealed on the morning show Monday, she was in England to interview now-Queen Consort Camilla last week — a sit-down that was a year in the making, tied to her and Camilla's joint selection for their book clubs.

The night before the interview, Camilla's flight had been delayed, so Hager and her husband, Henry, dined with the then-prince without her. «It was a lovely meal.

He first said, 'My darling wife is so sad' and I just love — I said to Henry, who was there, I said, 'Will you call me your darling wife from now on?'» she described. «He said, 'She can't wait to sit down with you tomorrow.'»They did not know that tomorrow would bring the loss of a world-famous monarch -- and mark the end of the longest reign in British history. «I think it was a surprise,» she said of the queen's impending death. «We had a wonderful evening filled with conversation.

It felt joyful.»However, by the following afternoon, the mood had quickly shifted. An hour before she was supposed to meet with Camilla ahead of their interview, Hager and her team were asked to be quiet as Charles — whose office was nearby — was taking a call.