Queen Elizabeth Is 'The Best Granny' & 'Made Of Stern Stuff,' Says Goddaughter Victoria Pryor
June 16 2021, Published 9:58 a.m. ET
Queen Elizabeth's goddaughter Victoria Pryor has nothing but kind words to say about the matriarch.
“How lucky are all of us that at 95 she is still the best granny everybody has?” she told The Telegraph, adding that the Queen is "made of stern stuff" and doesn't "give in to 'oh poor me.'"
Pryor — her mother, Margaret Rhodes, was the monarch’s first cousin and close friend — went on to say that even though Prince Philip is no longer around, she is stronger than ever and won't be alone going forward.
“Charles will step in, William, Anne. They all have such high respect for her that she won’t be on her own at all," she said.
Prior to what would have been Philip's 100th birthday, the Queen honored her late husband by planting a rose at Windsor Castle.
"Last week, The Queen was given a Duke of Edinburgh rose to mark what would have been The Duke's 100th birthday," the caption read. "The rose was gifted by @the_rhs , of which The Queen is Patron. Named in The Duke's memory, the rose is planted in the East Terrace Garden, Windsor Castle. In 1956 His Royal Highness founded The @dofeuk Award scheme which he described as a ‘do-it-yourself growing up kit.’"
The message continued, "For every Duke of Edinburgh Rose sold, a donation will be made to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Living Legacy Fund. The Fund will give a million more young people, from all circumstances and backgrounds, the opportunity to achieve a DofE Award. Each rose purchased will help establish new DofE centres, deepen existing support, and train thousands more Leaders and volunteers. Head to our stories to find out more ➡️."
The Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, also revealed how his mother has been coping in the past few months. “I think [she is] actually doing remarkably well," he said. "Things are beginning to open up more, there are more activities so weirdly that sort of fills any particular void. I think there are going to be other times further on in the year where I think that it will become a bit more poignant and a bit harder. But at the moment, thank you very much indeed for asking, but I think that everybody’s in pretty good shape really.”
