The Queen is in mourning after her finest good friend and first cousin Margaret Rhodes died aged 91 after battling a brief sickness.
Her Majesty, 90, is alleged to have visited her good friend at her dwelling in Windsor, Berkshire, when she grew to become unwell earlier in November.
Buckingham Palace mentioned final evening that the Queen is conscious and that it's a 'non-public matter'.
Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Rhodes take a break throughout a trek by way of the deer stalking space at Balmoral, Scotland
This reveals a younger Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and their cousin Margaret Elphinstone, later Rhodes
The Queen (proper) and her first cousin Margaret Rhodes (left) remained shut after rising up collectively
Mrs Rhodes appeared in a lot of documentaries concerning the Queen - who doesn't give interviews, Camilla Tominey reported within the Sunday Categorical.
The pair remained shut and would meet up when the Queen was in Windsor after church on Sundays.
A royal supply informed the newspaper: 'The Queen will likely be devastated to have misplaced her finest good friend. She grew up with Mrs Rhodes they usually had a lot shared historical past.
'They remained shut all through the Queen's reign and Her Majesty continued to be a daily customer at Mrs Rhodes's Windsor dwelling till very not too long ago.
'It's such a tragic loss for Her Majesty, Mrs Rhodes' household and everybody within the royal family. She was a rare lady.'
The Queen and her first cousin take pleasure in lunch at Glen Beg, Her Majesty's log cabin on the Balmoral property in Scotland
Margaret is seen centre with the Queen, left, and lady-in-waiting Susan Hussey at Balmoral in an image taken from the e-book The Queen's Story
Margaret Rhodes' mom Woman Mary Bowes-Lyon was a sister of the Queen Mom (proper)
The Queen and Mrs Rhodes (seen close to the Sandringham property in 2013) would meet up when Her Majesty was in Windsor after church on Sundays
The Honourable Margaret Rhodes appeared on This Morning to mark the Queen's Jubilee
Mrs Rhodes was a primary cousin of Elizabeth II and was the youngest daughter of the 16th Lord Elphinstone and his spouse Woman Mary Bowes-Lyon.
Woman Bowes-Lyon was a sister of The Queen Mom, Queen Elizabeth.
Throughout World Battle II, Mrs Rhodes - who was born in London - lived at each Buckingham Palace and Windsor Fort when she labored as a secretary for MI6.
Buckingham Palace has mentioned solely that Mrs Rhodes' passing was a 'non-public matter'
She shared tales from behind the palace doorways in an look on This Morning in 2011
Mrs Rhodes, pictured in 2014, was the youngest daughter of the 16th Lord Elphinstone and his spouse Woman Mary Bowes-Lyon, and a primary cousin of the Queen
Mrs Rhodes, seen on the tv programme The Queen's Large Night time Out, joined the Queen, then 19, among the many crowds celebrating VE Day on Might 18 1945
Earlier than the Queen's 80th birthday ten years in the past she gave an interview and confirmed that the Queen wouldn't retire, regardless of rumours.
In 2013, she was requested whether or not she was excited concerning the upcoming delivery of Prince George.
She famously replied: 'Not terribly, everyone has infants so I would not get terribly enthusiastic about it.'
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