When Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, passed away on April 9, 2021, early reports indicated that Queen Elizabeth II was by his side. But according to royal biographer Gyles Brandreth she was reportedly not present in the room.
«Actually, I don’t believe it was“, he characteristically wrote in the book released in 2022 entitled “Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait». Emphasizing that the late Duke of Edinburgh was in a separate room in Windsor Castle and that the Queen had not woken up when she died.
«The Duke of Edinburgh was in a hospital bed, set up in his room at Windsor Castle. That morning, he went to the bathroom, assisted by a nurse. She called his servant and the queen’s servant, Paul Whybrew, for help and the duke died before he could call the queen who had not yet risen. And she was not called until a doctor had come and pronounced the duke dead».
Prince Philip’s funeral took place on April 17 at St George’s Chapel. Due to the pandemic, only 30 people attended. Those who knew him pointed out that the low-key royal husband probably wanted the farewell to be done this way. “Tragically, that’s probably how he would have liked it,” former palace spokeswoman Ailsa Anderson told People. “No frills, no fuss.”
OR Elizabeth and Philip they met in 1934 and were married 73 years.
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