Overview
- Robert Hardman’s biography, highlighted Tuesday in widespread coverage of Daily Mail excerpts, says the Queen asked for all 12 great-grandchildren to visit Balmoral in summer 2022 so they would keep happy memories of her.
- Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis flew on a commercial flight to Scotland with their mother in late August 2022, while Prince William traveled separately with Prince George to join the family time at the castle.
- Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet were invited but are not believed to have gone to Balmoral that summer, though the Sussexes brought their children to the U.K. for the Platinum Jubilee in June 2022.
- Two days before her death, the Queen held audiences at Balmoral to accept Boris Johnson’s resignation and appoint Liz Truss, who told Hardman the monarch was clearly unwell yet alert during their 20-minute meeting.
- She died at Balmoral on September 8, 2022, at age 96, with her death certificate listing old age and a handwritten note by private secretary Sir Edward Young describing a peaceful passing in her sleep.