Despite living her life under the glare of the (royal) spotlight, Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t someone who enjoyed being on the world’s stage. According to Samantha Cohen, a former aide to the late monarch ’, the queen was a “shy person.” Although she often spent time with world leaders and shaking hands with celebrities Queen Elizabeth wanted no part of the “world of celebrity.
” Former aide describes Queen Elizabeth as a ‘shy person’ Speaking to the U.K.’s Telegraph , Cohen, who worked for Queen Elizabeth and the royal family for nearly 20 years, remembered the monarch as a “shy person.
” She enjoyed the privacy that Balmoral, her beloved sprawling estate—upwards of 50,000 acres—in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, gave her. “She wanted to be a family woman [as well the queen]. It was important to her,” Cohen told the outlet.
One of her traditions, the former aide explained—having family at Balmoral in the summer months—was something she “loved.” “She loved hosting everybody for summer , allocating the rooms, and checking them herself,” Cohen said. (The queen’s son, King Charles III, has continued the tradition of having family come to stay.
) The final months of Queen Elizabeth’s life highlighted her fondness for Balmoral. Rather than decamping to Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, or Buckingham Palace in the heart of London, England, she opted for Scotland and Balmoral. Although she reportedly had concerns about dying at Balmoral , the qu.
