It feels like the palace is trying to prepare people for Queen Elizabeth’s passing in the more immediate sense. I’m not saying today or tomorrow, but… it feels like they don’t expect her to make it to 2023. Obviously, we all lived through the Great Platinum Jubbly Crisis of 2022, when the courtiers were telling everyone that the Queen was too ill and infirm to do anything for the multi-day celebration of her reign. The courtiers have been panicking for much of the past year, ever since the Queen’s mysterious hospitalization last October. They’re really hiding her away in Balmoral and hoping no one notices that she hasn’t been seen at all in over a month. Then, a few weeks ago, I had a sixth sense Virgo Vibe. AKA a tingling of my Spidey sense or whatever you want to call it, a predictive mojo. I sometimes get a predictive mojo about certain events and I’m right often enough that I always listen to my gut. My sixth sense is telling me that Queen Elizabeth will likely not make it to the end of 2022. Yes, my vibe has data and anecdotal information behind it. Now this: the Sun reports that Prince Charles stops by Balmoral every day to see his mother and that’s pretty unusual for this family.
Prince Charles has been making regular morning visits to the Queen at Balmoral as she continues to suffer mobility problems. They are a sign of the Prince of Wales’ concern for his mother as unplanned visits between households on the estate are highly unusual, royal experts say.
The Sun revealed yesterday how the 96-year-old monarch is not expected to travel the 1,000-mile round-trip from Balmoral to appoint a new Prime Minister next month. She has battled for almost a year with mobility problems and closest advisors are worried about her comfort on the 48-hour trip when the incoming PM can readily travel to Scotland.
The traditional public welcoming party for the Queen when she arrived at Balmoral was also moved behind closed doors. She has not been seen at church on Sundays since she arrived but it is thought she plans to attend the annual Braemar games next weekend.
Prince Andrew, 62, is staying at the main house, having moved in the day after the Queen arrived this month. They are said to be locked in intense talks over his future.
Meanwhile, Charles, 73, has been using gaps in his schedule to spend time with her.
Ingrid Seward, of Majesty Magazine, said: “It’s highly unusual for Prince Charles to make these kinds of impromptu visits to see his mother. But Charles is a very thoughtful person — and who else can she rely on now Prince Philip has gone? Everyone thinks they normally see each other all the time, but they don’t. They often blame it on the geography because everyone is scattered all around the country.”
[From The Sun]
I think Charles is worried about her health too. However, his visits could simply be about Prince Andrew’s presence in Balmoral. Charles knows Andrew loves to persuade the Queen into signing off on crazy comeback schemes and money transfers. Charles is probably making sure that Andrew isn’t talking the Queen into giving him another mansion. Still, it does feel… I don’t know, like this is the Queen’s last summer in Scotland?
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