Dazzling in an emerald green ensemble, the late Queen Elizabeth’s surprise emergence on the Buckingham Palace balcony marked the regal highlight of last year’s Platinum Jubilee.
However, a new book by royal correspondent and monarchy veteran Robert Jobson has revealed that the joyous moment was, in fact, the Queen’s remarkable effort to give a touching “last salute” to the British public, reports Daily Mail.
The late Queen is said to have orchestrated a “military-style exercise” to stand on Buckingham Palace’s balcony during her Platinum Jubilee despite feeling frail.
Her Majesty, who died aged 96 in September in her Balmoral estate, also apparently hid the wheelchair she had been using during last year’s celebrations to mark her record 70 years on the throne to please her fans.
New book Our King: Charles III – The Man And The Monarch made the claims about the Queen’s efforts to stand and wave to the waiting crowds from the Palace balcony: “In considerable discomfort, Her Majesty was taken by wheelchair to the helicopter pad at Windsor.