In the blink of an eye, Elizabeth’s entire world changed.
According to Nicholas Best, however, she did finally break down while traveling back to Great Britain.
Not only had she lost her father, but the course of her life was forever changed.
“The mask slipped once they were airborne,” Best told the outlet.
“The queen left her seat after a while.
“A black dress was quickly smuggled on board, because we didn’t have a black dress.
So she quickly had to change,” Pamela Hicks revealed.
She was looking for her car and she said, ‘Oh, they’ve sent the hearses.’
I realized she meant that the big royal limousines were all stacked up.
“Of course, there was a much more deferential atmosphere then.
Live programs on the radio and the television disappeared.
Theaters closed for a day or two and cinemas and so on.”
Such silence was only disrupted when the king’s body was taken to Westminster Hall to lie in state.
Such was the atmosphere when her coronation rolled around.
Margaret is my joy.”
Heeding her father’s advice and legacy, the queen kept her eye on the bigger picture longevity.
It was his example that carried her forward, charging ahead in her role one year at a time.
