Queen Elizabeth Didn’t See Husband Prince Philip For Weeks At A Time After He ‘Retired’, New Bio Claims

Queen Elizabeth II and her hubby Prince Philip seemingly didn’t spot each different for weeks astatine a clip aft his 2017 retirement. The precocious monarch, who died earlier this year, and the precocious Duke of Edinburgh, who died successful 2021, would inactive support successful interaction “regularly” by telephone during those times, a caller publication called Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, which was obtained by Daily Mail, claims.

Gyles Brandreth, the writer of the book, besides reportedly wrote that the Queen understood that her and Philip’s arrangement mightiness person seemed unusual to others, but she knew helium didn’t privation “to beryllium fussed over” and wanted to “see retired his days successful his ain way.” Gyles reportedly went connected to explicate that the mates had recovered a caller appreciation for each different during the COVID pandemic lockdown successful 2020, erstwhile they spent clip successful Scotland and astatine Windsor Castle. The Queen was besides seemingly determined to beryllium by Philip’s broadside erstwhile helium passed.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. (Shutterstock)

Philip’s decease astatine the property of 99 brought the Queen “intense idiosyncratic grief” but she felt it was her “Christian duty” to transportation on, the publication states. In summation to moving connected her royal duties, she would reportedly get done her days by watching television, including the British bull series, Line of Duty. She insisted connected not slowing down until past fall, erstwhile she began to person debased vigor and doctors advised that she instrumentality it easy, the publication claims.

“My husband would surely not person approved,” Her Majesty would sometimes say, according to Gyles. The Queen continued connected with her appearances, but missed a fewer during the past twelvemonth she was alive. Her past nationalist quality was astatine the finale of her Platinum Jubilee successful June 2022. She passed distant astatine the property of 96 aft being the Queen for 70 years.

The Queen and Prince Philip erstwhile they were younger. (Everett/Shutterstock)

At the clip of her death, the Queen’s oldest son, Charles, who was the Prince of Cornwall, became King Charles erstwhile helium acceded the throne astatine the property of 73. His oldest son, William, who was the Prince of Wales, became the caller Prince of Cornwall.