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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Atkinson

Boy, 7, receives posthumous letter from Queen posted on the day she died

Gemma Berg

A seven-year-old boy has received a letter from Queen Elizabeth II, posted to him on the day the late monarch died.

The message from the royal, sent to Charlie, of Ilford, east London, came in response to a note he had sent to congratulate her on June’s platinum jubilee celebrations.

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