As more details of Queen Elizabeth’s death are being released, royal fans find themselves with even more questions, including why the queen’s time of death was included on her death certificate, but not on Prince Philip’s.
Why Queen Elizabeth’s Death Certificate Included A Time Of Death
The queen’s death certificate was released earlier this week and revealed that the monarch passed away due to old age. There was also a small detail included that some royal fans noticed was missing from other members of the royal family’s certificates.
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Do you know this particular detail? Queen Elizabeth’s time of death. The certificate states thatAt 3:10 pm on September 8, the queen had died. The time she died was three hours prior to her death being announced to the public on September 8th at 6:30pm.
While having the time of death on a death certificate seems like a normal detail to include, this doesn’t typically appear on death certificates for members of the royal family. The Queen Mother and Prince Philip, for example, do not have death certificates that include the time of their deaths. They died in 2002.
So, why was Queen’s Elizabeth’s time of death recorded? Balmoral, the queen’s beloved country estate, is where she died. It is located in Scotland. All deaths must be recorded within seven days of the death, according to the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act (Scotland), 1965. A time of death must be included in the death registration process in Scotland.
The Registration Act of 1836 was the reason that Prince Philip and the Queen Mother died in England. This law does not apply to royal family members. Another detail revealed on Queen Elizabeth’s death certificate is that her daughter, Princess Anne, was the one to sign the certificate.
The Queen’s Passing Earlier This Month
Queen Elizabeth’s funeral took place on September 19. Before her casket was moved to Windsor Castle, members of the royal family, world leaders and friends of Queen Elizabeth attended the services at Westminster Abbey.
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There, Queen Elizabeth was inscribed alongside Prince Philip and her parents King George VI and Queen Mother. The loss of Queen Elizabeth is being mourned around the world. Many people have found comfort in the release of her death certificate, which confirms that she died from old age.