Queen’s cause of death revealed as old age after monarch’s death certificate is released by officials
THE Queen’s cause of death was old age, her death certificate has revealed.
The late monarch passed away at 3.10pm on September 8 at Balmoral Castle aged 96, it was confirmed today.
Her death certificate also shows the official informant was Princess Anne, who had been at Her Majesty’s bedside when she died.
The Queen’s passing was certified by registered medical practitioner Douglas James Allan Glass.
The medic is a GP from Aboyne in the Highlands, which is around 20 miles from Balmoral.
The Queen’s usual residence was noted as Windsor Castle, while the monarch’s occupation was listed as: “Her Majesty, the Queen”.
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Old age was the only cause of death listed on the certificate, with no other contributing factors given.
This is the same cause of death given on her husband Prince Philip’s death certificate.
Sadly, the Queen’s marital status was given as “widowed” following his passing in April 2021.
The document also gave Her Majesty’s full name of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary.
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The royals had raced to get to Balmoral after the Queen fell ill on September 8.
King Charles and Anne were already in Scotland so made it in time to say a final goodbye.
The Queen’s other children, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex, also travelled to the Scottish estate with Prince William but sadly she had already died.
Prince Harry arrived at around 8pm after flying in from Windsor.
Her Majesty’s death was announced to the world more than three hours after she passed away.
She was buried with her husband Prince Philip alongside the remains of her mother, father and sister in St George’s Chapel following her funeral last Monday.
It followed a state funeral for the Queen, who dedicated her life to 70 years of service for her country.
Hundreds of people are queuing today at Windsor Castle to visit the monarch’s final resting place.
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Her former home has reopened following her death with a new ledger stone unveiled on Saturday.
It reads: “George VI 1895-1952” and “Elizabeth 1900-2002” followed by a metal Garter Star, and then “Elizabeth II 1926-2022” and “Philip 1921-2021”.