00:00Exclusive. Queen Elizabeth went to her grave fearing William would be a celebrity monarch and lazy king.
00:07The late queen feared William might become a celebrity-style lazy monarch.
00:12Queen Elizabeth died fearing her grandson Prince William might one day become a celebrity monarch,
00:17rather than a dutiful sovereign, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
00:22Queen Elizabeth privately worried Prince William could become a celebrity monarch.
00:26Jobson said, although she loved William and saw much to admire,
00:30she told insiders that she feared he might become a celebrity monarch, rather than a dedicated one.
00:36Her concerns, he says, reflected her lifelong belief that service must always come before self.
00:41According to Jobson, when the queen asked William to stand in for her, he declined, citing family commitments.
00:47She is said to have scoffed, isn't that what nannies and policemen are for? Jobson writes.
00:52In the end, Princess Anne accompanied her mother to the event.
00:55The final official engagement the queen carried out in England.
00:59A royal aide told RadarOnline.com,
01:02The queen adored William, but worried he sometimes treated royal duty like a job with fixed hours, rather than a calling.
01:08She often said that being sovereign isn't about convenience, it's about constancy.
01:13After the death of Prince Philip in 2021, the queen's inner circle grew smaller.
01:17A palace source said she worried that the monarchy she'd devoted her whole life to could one day become more focused on appearances than on genuine duty and service.
01:27When staff suggested she rest during the final weeks at Balmoral,
01:30she insisted on keeping her promise to meet outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his successor Liz Truss on September 6,
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