Queen from Buckingham Palace shifted amid COVID-19 concerns

LONDON: The UK’s Queen Elizabeth II left the Buckingham Palace and has been taken to the Windsor Castle with plans in place to quarantine her and Prince Philip at Sandringham if the coronavirus outbreak worsens in the country, it was reported on Sunday.

A royal source told The Sun newspaper that she was taken to Windsor, adding: “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 added.

The source further said that Buckingham Palace was deemed a “much more dangerous location” as it is in the middle of London and also has a bigger staff than other estates. “There have been no specific scares or positive tests there yet but no one wants to take any chances,” the source told The Sun newspaper, adding that the Queen’s court could also be moved permanently during the crisis. (IANS)

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