Her Response
Elizabeth was quite surprised when this happened. Although her father was sick for quite some time, his death completely blindsided her. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were in Kenya when the news broke.
Her Opinion
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip had been in Aberdare National Park at the Treetops Hotel. Time commented that Elizabeth talked about how her father would have loved it there. The same source said she was “in high spirits over her ‘tremendous experience’ and vowed to come again soon with her father.”