After the end of the period of mourning in the United Kingdom, the British royal household released the reason for the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The document details the exact time, cause of death and the people who were with her at the time of death.
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Queen Elizabeth II death reason
According to the document released, the mother of King Charles III died “of old age”, they do not detail any medical condition that hastened her death.
Following the death of the 96-year-old monarch, details emerged of a possible health condition that caused the purple spots on her hands, as seen in her last official photo.
According to some experts, the queen suffered from a lack of oxygenation, as this condition causes the fingertips to turn pale.
Another fact revealed this September 29 is that the monarch died at 15:10 local time in Scotland, so at that time only her daughter Anne, King Charles and Camilla were with her.
William and his uncles Andrew, Edward and his wife, Sophia of Wessex did not arrive in time to say goodbye to the Queen. Harry, who set off for Balmoral from London, arrived five hours later.
Queen Elizabeth II death certificate
Queen Elizabeth death timeline: September 8, 2022
At 12:35 London time, Buckingham Palace issues a statement, announcing that the Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral.
“Following further assessment this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned about Her Majesty’s health and have recommended that she remain under medical supervision. The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.”
Seven minutes later, Clarence House also issued a statement confirming that Charles and his wife Camilla would travel to Balmoral.
A minute later, Kensington Palace announces that Prince William would also travel to Balmoral.
At almost 14:00, a spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirms that they would travel to Scotland. It was initially believed that Meghan would also travel to Balmoral with her husband, but at 16:39, it was confirmed that Harry would travel alone.
At 14:39, Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex take off from RAF Northolt.
Sadly at 15:10, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II is pronounced dead.
The plane carrying William and other royals lands in Aberdeen at 15:50.
At this time the Prime Minister, Liz Truss is informed of the Queen’s death.
At 16:00 hours, Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Sophia Wessex arrived at Balmoral.
It was not until 18:30 that the Royal Family announced via social media that the Queen had died at Balmoral “peacefully”.
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
Four hours after the Queen’s death, Prince Harry was finally able to arrive at Balmoral.