Queen was 'full of fun' according to clergyman who spent last weekend with her

A clergyman who spent last weekend with the Queen has told The Times he was shocked to hear of her death as she'd been on 'amazingly good form' when he saw her.

The UK's longest reigning monarch died at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon, aged 96. In a statement confirming her death, Buckingham Palace wrote: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."

It came shortly after the Palace announced Queen Elizabeth was under 'medical supervision' due to concerns over her health - as members of the Royal Family travelled to the Scottish castle to be by her side.

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Her son Charles III has now been named King. In a statement released shortly after news of her death was announced, Charles III said: "Charles, the King, said: "The death of my beloved mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family."

The Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, 68, stayed with the Queen at Balmoral after being invited to perform a sermon at Braemer and Crathie Parish Church last weekend, where Her Majesty worshipped while at the castle, the Times reports.

Greenshields, a Kirk minister and moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, had dinner on Saturday evening and lunch on Sunday afternoon with the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. He told The Times : “It was a fantastic visit. Her memory was absolutely amazing and she was really full of fun.

"It came as a great shock to me when I heard she was gravely ill because she was in amazingly good form over the weekend. She was the life and