The Impact Of Princess Margaret's Death On The Queen

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In the bustling halls of the King&#039;s throne, life seems simple and purposeful, but sometimes it can be very lonely. For the Queen, two people really filled the emptiness she felt. One was her husband and the other was her sister.

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00:00 In the busy corridors of the king's chair, life seems simple and resolved, but it can

00:05 be very lonely at times.

00:08 For the queen, two people truly filled the void she felt.

00:12 One was her husband, and the other was her sister.

00:16 According to Mirror, James Darcy said the queen and her sister were very close.

00:22 Princess Margaret had always been the queen's glamorous and mischievous sister, and they

00:26 were devoted to each other.

00:29 Growing up, the queen's family had been a tight-knit unit they called themselves as

00:34 four.

00:35 After the death of their father, the two sisters became even closer.

00:40 The queen had a responsibility like no other in the royal family, and she was respected

00:44 as such by her family and the public.

00:48 This also meant, however, that she needed someone in her original family nucleus to

00:52 talk with.

00:54 Dr. Ed Owens told Mirror, "It's a very lonely place being sat atop a throne.

01:01 And to have a companion, to have a confidant who you can confide in and to whom you can

01:06 tell secrets to."

01:08 Historian Dr. Kate Williams added that Margaret gave her life for the crown.

01:13 The loss of Margaret was really cataclysmic to the queen.

01:17 It was very, very painful.

01:21 The queen did see that Margaret's health had been put under strain by what had been

01:24 denied to her emotionally.

01:27 The passing of her beloved husband, Prince Philip, in 2021 left a void in her life, accentuating

01:33 her fears of loneliness that had already loomed large.

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