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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Queen Elizabeth's Final Five-Word Diary Entry Revealed

Queen Elizabeth wearing a plaid skirt and gray cardigan leaning on a cane and standing in front of a fireplace.

Queen Elizabeth II was carrying out royal duties right until the end, appointing Liz Truss, the newly elected leader of the U.K.'s conservative party, as prime minister just two days before she died on September 8, 2024. But a royal biography has revealed that the late Queen also recorded her final diary entry that day—and it was "practical as ever."

Author Robert Hardman released an updated version of his book Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story on Nov. 7, and in the biography, he shares the details of The Queen's last days at Balmoral Castle in September 2022.

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