Coronavirus: Queen did not flee Buckingham Palace over virus scare, trip to Windsor Castle was routine
The Queen attended church at Windsor castle yesterday and will be returning to Buckingham Palace today in order to carry on her duties despite the coronavirus pandemic.
The 93-year-old had spent the weekend as normal at Windsor castle but is expected to return to London to go forward with her program of meetings and audiences. A senior royal aide said, "I fully expect the royal standard will be flying at Buckingham Palace tomorrow as it does usually," Daily Mail reports.
The palace officials were believed to be ticked off by a newspaper that had claimed that the Queen had 'quit' her royal residence and had been rushed to Windsor castle. The report had read, "She is in good health but it was thought best to move her."
"A lot of her staff are a bit panicky over coronavirus. The Palace hosts a constant stream of visitors including politicians and dignitaries from around the world. The Queen has met a lot of people there until recently. But she is weeks away from her 94th birthday and advisers believe it is best to get her out of harm's way," the source had shared, we had earlier reported.
The Buckingham Palace has been taking a 'sensible approach' to deal with the COVID-19 threat as described by officials. Just two weeks ago, the Queen was seen sporting gloves while conducting an official investiture at the palace.
The Queen has also decided that it is a matter of 'personal preference' to stop shaking hands. The Queen's upcoming visits to the Bentley Motors Factory in Crewe, the Jodrell Bank Observatory and Square Kilometre Array Global Headquarters in Macclesfield, and Camden were postponed because of the pandemic as well.
The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have canceled their spring tour to Bosnia, Cyprus and Jordan based on advice from the government. The pair are hoping to schedule in some small-scale engagements within the UK.