Late queen worried dying at Balmoral would make things ‘difficult’, says Anne

Princess Royal shares details from Elizabeth II’s final days in BBC documentary to be broadcast on Boxing Day

After a lifetime of public service, the late queen was still preoccupied with her duty in the last days of her life, expressing concern that it would be “difficult” if she died at Balmoral, the Princess Royal has revealed.

But Elizabeth II was advised her worries “shouldn’t be part of the decision-making process”, says Anne in a documentary marking the first year of King Charles’s reign, which will be shown on Boxing Day.