Queen’s Bees Are Told She’s Dead, King Charles Is New Master
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John Chapple also urged the bees "to be good to their new master".New Delhi: The Royal beekeeper at Buckingham Palace and Clarence House has informed the bees kept on the grounds that Queen Elizabeth II has died and was succeeded by his son King Charles III.The royal beekeeper, 79-year-old John Chapple, in an exclusive interview with MailOnline, said that following the queen's death on Friday, he rushed to Buckingham Palace and Clarence House to carry out the ritual.Mr Chapple placed black ribbon bows on the hives, home to thousands of bees, before announcing with great sadness that their mistress has passed over to the afterlife and that they will be under the service of a new master.MailOnline reports that Mr Chapple also urged the bees "to be good to their new master"."I'm at t...