Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

Royal Insider

While COVID-19 has played havoc with the royal diary, it was comforting to see some things haven’t changed, as Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh left Windsor Castle to take up residence in Balmoral for their annual summer holiday in the Scottish Highlands. A Palace spokesperson was eager to point out that all arrangements would be “in line with the relevant guidelines and advice”, but otherwise it was a return to normal life for the couple in the place they most love, probably the only place they feel truly free.

What that means for the 94-year-old monarch and her 99-year-old husband has been described by granddaughter Princess Eugenie as “walks, picnics, dogs”.

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