Queen died just minutes before Prince William’s flight landed, certificate reveals

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The Queen died just minutes before Prince William ’s flight landed from Windsor as senior royals raced to Balmoral to be with the ailing monarch, it has been revealed.

Details surrounding the Queen’s cause of death - which was attributed to old age - were officially released to the public on Thursday, with her time of death also being noted as 3:10pm.

This meant the beloved monarch had passed away just minutes before a plane carrying Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex from RAF Northolt in South Ruislip, had landed at Aberdeen airport at 3:50pm, almost an hour’s drive away from Balmoral.

The four then travelled by car to the Queen's Balmoral estate, a journey of about 73 kilometres, before BBC Scotland journalist confirmed their arrival at around 5:11pm - two hours since the Queen’s passing.The statement issued on the day of her passing read: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow." The Monarch had experienced a number of recent health issues prior to her death, including contracting Covid-19 in February and despite her determination to return to duties, she was forced to miss numerous events in order to rest.