Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie has paid an emotional tribute to the Queen – as she revealed the monarch offered her comfort when the PM nearly died in ICU during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sharing a post on Instagram earlier today, the 34-year-old mother-of-two shared a number of pictures of the monarch, who died yesterday at the age of 96 at Balmoral.
Carrie, who travelled to Balmoral with Boris as he resigned as Prime Minister a mere two days ago, posted a personal tribute to the ‘warm and kind’ Queen, writing: ‘I will always remember her comforting words when Boris was very ill in ICU and I was sick with worry.’
In April 2020, when Carrie was heavily pregnant with their first child Wilfred, Boris was hospitalised with coronavirus and doctors prepared to announce his death in case he lost his battle with the disease.
Elsewhere, Carrie revealed the Queen had given her son Wilfred some of the royal family’s old toys to play with during a trip to Balmoral last year.
Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie has paid an emotional tribute to the Queen – as she revealed the monarch offered her comfort when the PM nearly died in ICU during the Covid-19 pandemic
In the tribute post, Carrie commented: ‘Waking up this morning feeling so sad and with such a huge sense of loss. We were so lucky that she was our Queen.
‘She was so warm and kind and funny.’
She continued: ‘She would immediately put you at ease. Last year, when Boris and I visited Balmoral, she kindly produced old family toys for our son Wilfred to play with. He was so delighted.’
She added: ‘Spending time with her was such an enormous privilege. She was the wisest, kindest and most steadfast woman. We will all miss her so much.
Sharing a post on Instagram earlier today, the 34-year-old mother-of-two shared a number of pictures of the monarch, who died yesterday at the age of 96 at Balmoral
‘My thoughts and prayers are with the Royal Family. God Save The King.’
Meanwhile the mother-of-two went on to post a number of photographs of the Queen from her childhood, including one of the royal cuddling up with a corgi.
In the second photograph, the Queen could be seen at Balmoral, where she was snapped playing with some dogs on the lawn of the castle.
Carrie’s tribute comes hours after her hhusband Boris said Britain is enduring its ‘saddest day’ following the death of ‘Elizabeth the Great’.
Elsewhere, Carrie revealed the Queen had given her son Wilfred some of the royal family’s old toys to play with during a trip to Balmoral last year (pictured)
The former PM was among the six living former prime ministers of Elizabeth’s reign to pay tribute, only two days after he met the monarch at Balmoral to resign.
He says the Queen spread ‘magic around her kingdom’ for an ‘unrivalled’ 70 years and she possessed a ‘simple power to make us happy’.
Mr Johnson said: ‘This is our country’s saddest day. In the hearts of every one of us there is an ache at the passing of our Queen, a deep and personal sense of loss – far more intense, perhaps, than we expected.
‘In these first grim moments since the news, I know that millions and millions of people have been pausing whatever they have been doing, to think about Queen Elizabeth, about the bright and shining light that has finally gone out.
Meanwhile the mother-of-two went on to post a number of photographs of the Queen (left), including one from her childhood showing the royal cuddling up with a corgi (right)
‘She seemed so timeless and so wonderful that I am afraid we had come to believe, like children, that she would just go on and on.
‘Wave after wave of grief is rolling across the world, from Balmoral – where our thoughts are with all the Royal Family – and breaking far beyond this country and throughout that great Commonwealth of nations that she so cherished and which cherished her in return.
‘As is so natural with human beings, it is only when we face the reality of our loss that we truly understand what has gone. It is only really now that we grasp how much she meant for us, how much she did for us, how much she loved us.
‘As we think of the void she leaves, we understand the vital role she played, selflessly and calmly embodying the continuity and unity of our country.’
Carrie travelled to Balmoral with Boris as he handed in his resignation to the Queen as Prime Minister a mere two days ago
The former PM was among the six living former prime ministers of Elizabeth’s reign to pay tribute
Mr Johnson praised the Queen’s ‘deep wisdom’ and her ‘seemingly inexhaustible but understated sense of duty’.
He added: ‘This is our country’s saddest day because she had a unique and simple power to make us happy. That is why we loved her. That is why we grieve for Elizabeth the Great, the longest-serving and in many ways the finest monarch in our history.’
Mr Johnson said he believes the new King will ‘amply do justice to her legacy’.
In Boris’ tribute to the Queen, he insisted the Queen, 96, spread ‘magic around her kingdom’ for an ‘unrivalled’ 70 years and she possessed a ‘simple power to make us happy’
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