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The 94-year-old Queen will stay at Windsor Catle ‘indefinitely’, will miss her summer at Balmoral and Buckingham Palace will be closed
- Her Majesty is currently isolated at Windsor Castle with her husband, Prince Philip.
- Monarch will remain in residence indefinitely with summer commitments on hold
- Buckingham Palace will be closed during the summer for the first time in 27 years.
- Events such as Trooping the Color and parties in the Queen’s garden are canceled.
- Queen delivered an electrifying speech on VE Day praising Britain’s blocking spirit
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The Queen will remain at Windsor Castle indefinitely with all her public engagements on hold until the threat of the coronavirus disappears.
Buckingham Palace will be closed for the summer for what is believed to be the first time in 27 years, with events like Trooping the Color and Her Majesty’s garden parties canceled, The Sunday Times reports today.
It is believed to be the 94-year-old monarch’s longest absence from her official duties in her 68-year reign, and her schedule is not expected to resume until the fall, at the earliest.
The Queen currently resides at Windsor Castle with her husband, Prince Philip, who will be 99 next month.
The Queen will remain at Windsor Castle indefinitely with all her public engagements on hold until the threat of the coronavirus disappears. In the photo, addressing the nation on VE Day on Friday.
The couple has been isolated there with a reduced home since March 19. The Queen generally returns from Windsor to her central London residence in May before her annual break at Balmoral in July, which is also expected to not continue.
A state visit from South Africa is also on hold for the time being, while investments will be reorganized for later dates.
The Queen, who delivered an electrifying speech on VE day praising the spirit of Britain during the confinement, has said in the past that she feels “you have to see her to believe her,” so the monarch is expected to deeply feel the move.
His last public engagement was the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in March, which was also the last official appearance for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as leading members of the Royal Family.
A royal source told the publication: “ The Queen will not do anything that goes against the advice of the people in her. [age] category and she’s going to take all the appropriate advice … she’d like to be seen as responsible for her actions.
The Queen currently resides at Windsor Castle (in yesterday’s photo) with her husband, Prince Philip, who will be 99 next month.
There were no gun salutes last month to mark the Queen’s 94th birthday for the first time since she was crowned, and government buildings were exempt from flying flags if it created a problem.
Elizabeth II said she did not feel that gun salutes were appropriate in the circumstances of the crisis.
At the time, Covid-19 had claimed more than 15,000 lives in Britain. That number is now more than double at 31,587, after Britain announced another 346 coronavirus deaths yesterday.
With the outbreak that made religious services impossible, the Queen delivered what was believed to be her first Easter speech, which had the message resolved: “We know that the coronavirus will not defeat us.”
That sentiment was echoed in his VE Day speech, during which he said: ‘When I look at our country today, and see what we are willing to do to protect and support ourselves, I proudly say that we are still a nation those brave soldiers , sailors and airmen would recognize and admire. Never give up, never despair: that was the message of VE Day.
