Queen Elizabeth Will Return To Buckingham Palace, Won’t Stay In Windsor Despite Coronavirus Fears

Queen Elizabeth II will return to Buckingham Palace despite coronavirus fears.

There were claims that the monarch is moving to Windsor Castle due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, royal correspondent Rebecca English of Daily Mail denied it. According to her, it’s true that Queen Elizabeth II is in Windsor Castle. She attended a church service there but she will return to the Buckingham Palace and continue business as usual.

“I fully expect the royal standard will be flying at Buckingham Palace tomorrow as it does usually,” a royal source told English.

The palace officials were reportedly irritated with the claims that the Queen has left her official royal residence. The palace has been taking what officials described as a “sensible approach” to the COVID-19 threat. The monarch has been seen wearing gloves when she conducted an official investiture at the palace. She also decided to stop shaking hands.

The Sun previously reported that the Queen was chauffeured to Windsor last Thursday. The monarch was reportedly in good health, but officials were convinced that it would be better if she moves to Windsor because her staff is already panicky over coronavirus since the palace hosts constant streams of visitors including politicians and dignitaries. It also has bigger number of staff.

“Buckingham Palace is in the middle of London and also has a bigger staff than other estates so is deemed a much more dangerous location. There have been no specific scares or positive tests there yet but no one wants to take any chances,” a royal source said.

Buckingham Palace has around 500 staff, Windsor has 100 and Sandringham has a handful. There are also rumors that the upcoming garden parties in May and June might be canceled.

Prior to the reports of the Queen moving to Windsor, which English said was not true, Buckingham Palace announced that it rescheduled the Queen’s engagements as a “sensible precaution.”

“As a sensible precaution and for practical reasons in the current circumstances, changes are being made to The Queen’s diary commitments in the coming weeks,” Buckingham Palace wrote.