Duty first for Queen...right to the very end

QUEEN Elizabeth II was worried that dying in Scotland might create difficulties for officials planning her funeral, the Princess Royal has revealed.

- Emily Ferguson

In a new BBC documentary, the late Queen's daughter shines light on how the monarch remained committed to duty and service until the very end.

Princess Anne, 72, also said it was "serendipity" that she was at Balmoral before Elizabeth died in September last year. She says: "I think there was a moment when she felt that it would be more difficult if she died at Balmoral.

"And I think we did try and persuade her that that shouldn't be part of the decisionmaking process.

"So I hope she felt that that was right in the end, because I think we did." The codename for arrangements after Elizabeth's death, including the lying in state, vigils and state funeral, was Operation London Bridge.

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