The Queen will not return to Buckingham Palace and will live permanently at Windsor Castle, it has been reported.
She has her memories with Prince Philip there, she has her ponies there and family nearby. Hugo Vickers, a royal author and deputy lord lieutenant of Berkshire, who knows the Queen, said: “Windsor is the place she loves. The Queen has lived at Buckingham Palace for most of her 70-year reign but is said to prefer Windsor Castle, the last home she shared with Prince Philip.
While Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the sovereign and serves as the administrative headquarters for The Crown, The Queen will not be ...
Prior to 2020, they would go to Windsor at the weekend and also spend the week there for both Easter week and Royal Ascot week, but spent the rest of the year at other homes. Buckingham Palace is currently undergoing £369 million refurbishments that are not meant to be completed until 2027. Given health and travel restrictions for different nations, she continues to hold many virtual engagements, which she can easily do from Windsor.
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She was proclaimed queen on that date in 1952 when her father, King George VI, died at Sandringham, the monarch's estate in Norfolk, following surgery for lung cancer. She then spent two weeks resting at Windsor Castle, where she has mostly been living since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. British media reported over the weekend that the queen had decided to live there permanently – previously she lived at Buckingham Palace and used the castle, about an hour away from London's palace, as a getaway on the weekends, for Easter and during Royal Ascot week.
The 95-year-old monarch has been living in Windsor since the start of the pandemic. She relocated to the royal residence in Berkshire with Prince Philip as the ...
She has her memories with Prince Philip there, she has her ponies there and family nearby. Royal author Hugo Vickers told the newspaper: “Windsor is the place she loves. “The re-servicing does not end until 2027.
Buckingham Palace has been the official royal residence since 1837 and is currently undergoing a £369 million refurbishment, due to be completed in 2027. When ...
And the Union Jack, which flies to signify the monarch is not at the Palace, will now remain permanently, disappointing any tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of her while visiting London. Last October, the Queen was advised to rest for several weeks on doctor’s orders, after going for tests at hospital for an unspecified illness. The Queen will reportedly no longer live at Buckingham Palace after making Windsor Castle her permanent home.
Her Majesty and Prince Philip moved to the Berkshire residence at the beginning of the pandemic, before Philip's death in April last year. The Queen has spent ...
Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Royal biographer Christopher Warwick told the BBC in 2016 that Windsor “was a place that was very much home to the Queen and to her sister for a very long time, and that cemented the emotions and attachment that she has to a place she loves dearly”. It makes sense.”
The Queen is to make a permanent move to Windsor Castle after not staying at Buckingham Palace for two years. The 95-year-old monarch has been "working from ...
Nights at Windsor Castle rose from 119 to 159 in the same period. She is also expected to take on a visible role at June's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. While Buckingham Palace contains royal apartments, it is also a government building and may offer less home comforts than the Queen's other residences.