According to a royal expert, Queen Elizabeth knew she would not come back from Balmoral “and wanted to pass there.”
Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent, Katie Nicholl, said she believes the queen had chosen her Scottish residence in Balmoral as the place she wanted to be when she passed - rather than at Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle.
Before the monarch’s passing on Thursday, September 8, the 96-year-old spent a lot of time at her beloved Balmoral estate this summer as she reportedly struggled with "mobility issues".
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In a recent interview, the royal expert said the Queen knew she would not be going back to Windsor or Buckingham Palace due to her ill health.
Speaking to the BBC, Katie said: "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."
Huw Edwards, who was presenting the programme, said to Katie: "The Queen, with serious health issues, decided nonetheless that she did want to spend a good deal of time at Balmoral during the summer.
"That decision speaks volumes really about the fact that she was A) very comfortable to be in Balmoral, somewhere where she was happy to be with lots of good memories.
"But knowing too, with health issues and the challenges there, it might be a difficult stay and yet she insisted on making the journey."
The royal correspondent agreed with this and said the Queen wanted to make the trip, even after being advised to stay at Windsor.
Katie said: "She insisted on making the journey and I think, she was the Queen of Scots and I think she wanted this to be part of her homecoming, her ultimate homecoming."
She also claimed that Her Majesty would have "left her crown at the gates" to stay at Balmoral in order to be a "mother, grandmother and great-grandmother".
Katie added: "I think Balmoral was the one place where she could actually leave her crown at the gates and be a different role, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother.
"I actually think there's a bit of her that knew she wasn't going to come back, I think she wanted to be in Balmoral and she wanted to pass there.
"And the fact that she did peacefully is actually a blessing in all of this."
Balmoral was a place where the Queen loved to break away to, often with Prince Philip, who also enjoyed spending his summers there with his grandchildren.
The Cambridges, as well as other royal grandchildren, have spoken of their fond memories of staying with the Queen at the stunning Scottish estate. William admitted that he will cherish the time his children spent with their grandmother there.
William's children George, nine, Charlotte, seven, and Louis, four had previously spent their summers at the estate which was used for the family to relax from the spotlight.
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