Her Response
The development appeared to have come as a surprise to Elizabeth. While her father had experienced a decline in his health for a while, it looks like she did not expect this to happen so soon. When he passed away, she and Prince Philip had been on a trip to Kenya.
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Her Opinion
As a matter of fact, they spent the night at a place called the Treetops Hotel in Aberdare National Park. Time said that, at the time, she had been “in high spirits over her ‘tremendous experience’ and vowed to come again soon with her father.” She also said that her father would “love it” there.