A royal expert has said that the Queen "knew she wasn't going to come back from Balmoral” and that her final wish was to pass there.
Queen Elizabeth II died aged 96 at her estate in Balmoral, Scotland, on Thursday 8 September, away from her main residence at Buckingham Palace.
The late monarch had remained in Balmoral following her stay in the summer, after having increased “mobility issues”. Vanity Fair's royal correspondent Katie Nicholl has shared her belief that the Queen wanted to stay in Balmoral during her last few days and had no desire to return to Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle.
For all of the latest updates, sign up for OK!'s Royal newsletter. Katie told the BBC: "The Queen 'knew she wasn't going to come back [to Windsor Castle or Buckingham Palace], I think she wanted to be in Balmoral and she wanted to pass there." She added that the Queen enjoyed just being a “mother, grandmother and great-grandmother there” and wished to “leave her crown at the gates”.
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