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Queen paved the way for transition to Charles in final years

FILE - Britain's King Charles III, left, and Camilla, the Queen Consort, wave to the crowd outside Buckingham Palace following Thursday's death of Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - From left: Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth II appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace in London, Sunday June 5, 2022, on the last of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool, File) FILE - Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth II watch from the balcony of Buckingham Place after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Prince Charles attends the Trooping the Color parade, in London, Thursday June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (Toby Melville/Pool via AP, File) FILE - Prince Charles reads the Queen's speech next to her crown during the State Opening of Parliament, at the Palace of Westminster in London, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, arrives to attend a service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, in London, Oct. 12, 2021. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, followed by Britain's Princess Anne, right, arrives to attend a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, in London, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (Arthur Edwards/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall leave after a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London Friday June 3, 2022 on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (Henry Nicholls, Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Britain's Prince Charles accompanied by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, speaks on the stage during the Platinum Jubilee concert taking place in London, Saturday June 4, 2022, on the third of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (Jonathan Buckmaster/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Prince Charles declares the games open during the opening ceremony for the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, file) FILE - Britain's Prince Charles, right, talks to an official of the Commonwealth nations as he arrives at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rakapaksa theater, the main venue for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments meeting, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, Pool, File) FILE - Britain's Prince Charles greets the crowd during a visit to the Peradeniya National Botanical Gardens in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are in the country for the Commonwealth Heads of government Meeting (CHOGM). In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) FILE - Britain's Prince Charles lays a wreath on behalf of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during the service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sits alone in St. George's Chapel during the funeral of Prince Philip, the man who had been by her side for 73 years, at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Saturday April 17, 2021. In retrospect, it seems Queen Elizabeth II was preparing us all along for her death. Whether it was due to age, ill health or a sense that the end was near, she spent much of the last two years tying up loose ends, making sure the family firm would keep ticking along. (Jonathan Brady/Pool via AP, File)