In his autobiography

The Substitute

(ed. Fayard), to be published on Monday, Prince Harry returns in particular to his last moments with Elizabeth II.

He was in Germany with Meghan Markle when, on September 8, he learned that his grandmother's health was declining and he hastened to leave for Balmoral, Scotland, where she was.



It was in flight that he recalled his last discussion with the sovereign, which dated from before his departure for Germany.

“We spoke four days in a row.

We covered many topics.

Her health of course, the chaos in Downing Street, the Braemar Games, which she was sorry to miss because she wasn't feeling well.

We also talked about the devastating drought.

Meg and I were staying at Frogmore and the lawn was in a bad state.

"It's like my skull, grandma, full of bald spots and brown spots!"

She burst out laughing.

I told her to take care of her and that I hoped to speak to her soon, ”he wrote as relayed by the BBC.

His last words

According to his writings, none of his family members informed him that his grandmother had died.

Prince Harry claims to have learned of it from the BBC website, on his phone, when he landed at Balmoral.

He also takes advantage of his book to confirm that his father, King Charles III, asked him to come alone to the bedside of Elizabeth II.

This is why his wife did not accompany him.

An order that he describes as “disrespectful”.

Once he arrived at his grandmother's deathbed, he remembers whispering to her that he hoped "that she would be happy" and find her husband Prince Philip, who had died a year earlier.

His last words to the one he admired more than anything.

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