She Did Not See It Coming
It looks like this turn of events took her by surprise. While the king had already been struggling with his health in those days, she did not expect him to die then. You see, she and Prince Philip had both been in Kenya at the time of his death. They stayed at the Treetops Hotel in Aberdare National Park back then.
She Did Not See It Coming
Talking About Her Father
Time said that Elizabeth was “in high spirits over her ‘tremendous experience’ and vowed to come again soon with her father.” On top of that, she allegedly said that her father was going to “love it.” This just makes it even more tragic. A reporter for the BBC said that she had been “talking about her father and proudly describing how bravely he’d stood up to his illness” earlier that day.
Talking About Her Father
