Princess Anne steps out in Edinburgh to tour retail and leisure district – after it was revealed she was named as the ‘informant’ on the Queen’s death certificate
- Princess Anne unveiled a foundation stone at St James Quarter in Edinburgh
- The royal, 72, looked typically chic in a tailored grey coat and matching skirt
- It was revealed she was named as the ‘informant’ on Queen’s death certificate
Princess Anne has stepped out in Edinburgh today – after it was revealed she was named as the ‘informant’ on the Queen’s death certificate.
Her late Majesty’s only daughter, 72, was seen at St James Quarter were she unveiled a foundation stone during a VIP tour.
The Princess Royal looked typically chic in a tailored grey coat which she paired with a matching skirt.
It comes after the publication of the Queen’s death certificate today which confirmed that some of the monarch’s children and grandchildren including the Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Earl and Countess of Wessex and Duke of Sussex, tried in vain to be at the 96-year-old’s bedside.
Princess Anne, 72, was seen at St James Quarter were she unveiled a foundation stone during a VIP tour in Edinburgh on Thursday
Her late Majesty’s only daughter stepped out for her first royal engagement since it was revealed she was named as the ‘informant’ on the Queen’s death certificate
The document released by National Records of Scotland this afternoon disclosed that Her Majesty died from ‘old age’ on Thursday September 8 at 3.10pm at the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire – more than three hours before the world was told of her passing.
It is not known when the King and his Queen Consort arrived at Balmoral, but unlike other members of the royal family they were already in Scotland, at Dumfries House in Ayrshire.
Princess Anne, who was already at Balmoral having been carrying out public engagements, is named as the ‘informant’ on the document and would have notified the local registrar of her mother’s death.
After the death of her mother, Anne accompanied the Queen on her final journeys as she travelled with the monarch’s coffin back to London from Balmoral.
The royal looked typically chic in a tailored grey coat which she paired with a matching skirt and a leather handbag
She enjoyed a view of the city during the tour while she appeared in great spirits as she was gifted a tartan scarf
Princess Royal viewed a model of St James Quarter during the VIP tour of St James Quarter today
In a statement earlier this month Anne told how she was ‘fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest mother’s life’.
She said the love and respect shown to the Queen on her journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh and onto London had been ‘both humbling and uplifting’.
Anne also thanked the nation for the ‘support and understanding offered to my dear brother Charles’ as he takes on his duties as King.
She ended her statement with the words: ‘To my mother, The Queen, thank you.’
Managing Director of Development, Europe Nuveen Real Estate, Martin Perry, and Lord Provost, Cllr Robert Aldridge greeted Princess Anne
Anne unveiled the foundation stone at St James Quarter in front of a crowd of on-lookers at the event
Anne chatted with Ed Webb, Director of Development Management and Martin Perry at W Edinburgh
Her tribute was shared to the Royal Family’s Instagram account along with a photo of Anne and the Queen, which was first released to mark the late monarch’s 90th birthday in 2016. The mother and daughter posed on a sofa in the White Drawing Room of Windsor Castle .
The princess was in Scotland when the Queen was taken ill, and stayed at her bedside at Balmoral Castle, as senior royals rushed to say their final farewells.
Elizabeth II – the nation’s longest reigning monarch – died peacefully on September 8.
Earlier today, Princess Anne cut a relaxed figure as she met with Martin Perry, Director of Development Nuveen and the Lord Provost, Cllr Robert Aldridge.
She enjoyed a view of the city during the tour while she appeared in great spirits as she was gifted a tartan scarf.
The Princess Royal appeared to say a few words at a podium after unveiling the foundation stone.
Queen Elizabeth II: A timeline of how her death was announced and how her family raced to be by her side
Thursday, September 8
12.10pm: Liz Truss is informed in the Commons that the Queen is ill
12.35pm: A statement is released by Buckingham Palace, announcing that the Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became ‘concerned for her health’. A Palace spokesperson said: ‘Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision. The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.’
12.47pm: A statement is released by Clarence House, confirming that Prince Charles and his wife Camilla would travel to Balmoral. It said: ‘The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have travelled to Balmoral’.
12.48pm: A minute later, Kensington Palace announces that Price William will be travelling to Balmoral. The statement read: ‘The Duke of Cambridge is also travelling to Balmoral.’
1.55pm: A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirms that the couple will be ‘travelling to Scotland’. While the initial statement mentioned ‘Scotland’, it did not make directly make mention of Balmoral. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were due to attend the WellChild Awards ceremony in London on Thursday evening, but changed their plans to travel to see the Queen.
2.39pm: Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex take off from RAF Northolt.
3.10pm: The Queen is pronounced dead
3.50pm: The jet carrying William and other royals lands at Aberdeen
4.14pm: A news alert by the Press Association (PA) said that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were travelling to Balmoral ‘separately’ from other royals.
4.30pm: Liz Truss is informed of the Queen’s death
4.39pm: Less than 30 minutes later, PA issue another news alert, quoting an unnamed source, saying that that the Duchess of Sussex would not travel to Balmoral with the Duke of Sussex. The source said that Prince Harry would be making the trip by himself. A source said the Duchess could potentially join Harry in Scotland at a later date, following what PA described as a ‘change of plan’.
5pm: Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex arrive at Balmoral
5.35pm: Prince Harry takes off from Luton
6.30pm: The Royal Family announces via social media site Twitter that Queen has died ‘peacefully’ at Balmoral at the age of 96.
6.46pm: Prince Harry lands at Aberdeen Airport on a private jet from Luton
7.52pm: The Duke of Sussex arrives at Balmoral
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