{"id":2378660,"date":"2026-04-18T06:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2378660"},"modified":"2026-04-18T06:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:35:16","slug":"queen-elizabeth-iis-reaction-to-sweet-charlotte-comment-revealed-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/queen-elizabeth-iis-reaction-to-sweet-charlotte-comment-revealed-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s reaction to sweet Charlotte comment revealed | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The late <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth II\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/queen-elizabeth-ii\">Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> gave a sweet response to a comment about <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Princess Charlotte \" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/princess-charlotte\">Princess Charlotte<\/a>. The late royal died aged 96 in September 2022, with Charlotte just aged eight at the time of her beloved great-grandmother&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The late monarch was known to be very devoted to her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. According to Hugo Vickers&#8217; new biography, Queen Elizabeth II: A Personal History, the late Queen reacted in a sweet way when she was told that Charlotte was &#8220;very much like her&#8221;<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The author wrote that the comment was made by Nicola Sturgeon, the then-first minister of Scotland, in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He wrote: &#8220;[Nicola] Sturgeon made the perceptive remark that Princess Charlotte was very like the Queen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;She lit up with a beaming smile, clearly thrilled that the resemblance had been noted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>At the time the comment was made, Charlotte, who was born in May 2015, was just four years old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Mr Vickers also noted that, despite not being a monarchist, Nicola was very fond of the late Queen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He wrote that she said: &#8220;The private time I spent with the Queen ranks as one of the great privileges of my life. It was clear from my first meeting that she was an extraordinary woman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The late Queen reportedly wanted to invite all of her great-grandchildren to spend time with her at Balmoral during the summer of 2022 &#8211; just weeks before her death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In the 2026 biography, Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside Story, author Robert Hardman wrote that the late Queen wanted to spend time with them so they could &#8220;all have a happy memory of her&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The late Queen Elizabeth II gave a sweet response to a comment about Princess Charlotte. The late royal died aged 96 in September 2022, with Charlotte just aged eight at the time of her beloved great-grandmother&#8217;s death. The late monarch was known to be very devoted to her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 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