It is a highly anticipated documentary across the Channel, if not the most anticipated by fans of the stories of the Crown. Our colleagues from the BBC plan to broadcast Charles III: The Coronation Year Tuesday December 26, 2023, film in which viewers will have the opportunity to rediscover the first year of reign of the British monarch with a much more intimate look than the official pomp and protocol images. It notably highlights the king’s penchant for laughing, and particularly during situations where it is a question of making fun of himself. Thus, we can see him making fun of the morphology of his own “sausage fingers” or even burst out laughing when, for the rehearsal of his coronation, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, forgot the text of the blessings to recite. In addition to these passages that make you smile, viewers will watch some new revelations from the Windsors. During these 90 minutes, Princess Anne reveals in particular the reasons why Queen Elizabeth II did not want to die at Balmoral Castle. According to the daughter of the late sovereign, she would have liked to anticipate the complications surrounding her death.
Princess Anne: “She had the impression things would be more difficult”
The one who reigned for 70 years would have been afraid of dying in the family Scottish castle. Princess Anne confided in an interview that her mother feared making the process difficult if her end of life actually took place there. “I think there was a point where she felt like things would be more difficult if she died at Balmoral.”, she explained. And to continue: “And I think we tried to persuade her that it shouldn’t be part of the decision-making process.”. Ultimately, these words seem to have borne fruit for the one who knew she was at the end of her life. As a reminder, Queen Elizabeth II ultimately took her last breath in her Scottish castle of Balmoral on September 8, 2022.