Prince Charles
They cancel their appointments before Christmas
Queen Elizabeth II is not supposed to be alone at Christmas.
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Prince Charles, Prince William and other senior royals cancel their appointments before Christmas in order to celebrate with Queen Elizabeth.
Prince Charles (73) and Duchess Camilla (74), Prince William (39) and Duchess Kate (39), Princess Anne (71), Prince Edward (57) and his wife, Countess Sophie (56) – they have all decided everyone To cancel appointments before Christmas in order to be able to celebrate together with Queen Elizabeth II (95).
As the “Mirror” reports on, they are said to have agreed to cut all contacts that are not absolutely necessary before the big family festival. The background to this is the daily increase in the number of Omicron infections in Great Britain.
Queen leads by example
The Queen herself had already canceled her annual pre-Christmas family dinner on Thursday because of the corona numbers. The decision to cancel the traditional event for up to 50 people at Windsor Castle is also said to have been made in view of the family’s Christmas party in Sandringham. Whether this can take place is still in the stars. According to the announcement, the corresponding plans will “continue to be examined” and a decision will be made next week.
Dickie Arbiter, the Queen’s former press secretary, expects she will stay in Windsor. “Lunch is very important to the Queen because it is the only occasion of the year when the whole extended family gets together. After she canceled it, I would be very surprised if she went to Sandringham with her family,” he said quoted. Windsor has been a safe bubble since the pandemic began. “At this very contagious time, it is better to be on the safe side,” said Arbiter.
It will be the Queen’s first Christmas in 73 years without her husband, Prince Philip (1921-2021), who died in April at the age of 99.