Princess Anne Doesn’t Want Staffers To Hug Her – That Is The ‘Last Time That Will Happen’ She Told Aide After Hug When Queen Died

The daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne, has caught the attention of the public with recent comments made in Robert Hardman’s new book The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy.

Moments after Queen Elizabeth’s passing, Anne was waiting at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland for her brother, King Charles, to arrive. Hardman recalls a senior staffer graciously offered the Princess a hug in these grievous moments.

In the excerpt, Princess Anne responded to the gesture: “There then followed a wry smile. ‘That is the last time that’s going to happen’, the princess announced.”

In the documentary Charles III: The Coronation Year, Princess Anne shared the queen had worried about potentially dying in Scotland and claimed it would be too “difficult” to execute her funeral. When she died, most family members were still in England and quickly rushed over to be by the rest of the family at the castle in Scotland. 

At the time of the passing, the queen’s senior dresser, Angela Kelly, was beside Princess Anne. Prince Andrew, Prince Edwards, Prince William and Prince Harry arrived in time to be there for the queen’s final moments before passing. Reverend Kenneth Mackenzie was also in attendance with the queen while she lay, reading Bible verses. 

Kate Middleton, wife to Prince William, settled on not flying to Scotland and staying in London due to it being the first day of school for her royal children.

Meghan Markle, the wife of Prince Harry, did not have the option to fly to Scotland in the queen’s last waking moments, as she was specifically ordered to stay home in Los Angeles.

Charles was recently in the news when it was revealed that he asked what color Harry and Meghan’s child would be.