Article: The Queen Mother (1900-2002): Irresistible, mischievous and magical...I adored her; As Britain mourns the Queen Mother, the most poignant tribute comes from Prince Charles.(ROP)

Byline: Sophie Blakemore

The Prince of Wales spoke from the heart yesterday as he paid a moving tribute to his 'magical grandmother'.

He said the Queen Mother's death was a moment he had dreaded, adding: 'Somehow I never thought it would come.'

The devastated prince invited journalists into his Highgrove home to reflect on a life of love and laughter with his 'gloriously unstoppable' grandmother.

In a passionate address, he said the Queen Mother had an 'irresistible mischievousness of spirit.'

'She seemed gloriously unstoppable ...

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