The Queen makes big sacrifice and skips this tradition

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By Georgia Farquharson 2020-08-08T11:21:00Z

The Queen will not attend Sunday service this weekend, despite it being a tradition during her usual stay on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed she will skip the Sunday church service as a ‘precaution’ against covid-19
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The Queen will not attend Sunday service at Crathie Kirk this weekend in a bid to protect herself from coronavirus.

Her Majesty, 94, and Prince Philip, 99, arrived at the Balmoral Estate in Scotland earlier this week, but their regular routine has already been disrupted due to the pandemic.

While she and Philip would usually attend church at Crathie Kirk for the Sunday service during their stay – and wave to well wishers along the way – Buckingham Palace has confirmed the pair will not be attending for the foreseeable future.

"It is simply a sensible precaution in the circumstances," an aide confirmed.

The Monarch has had to make a string of sacrifices this year due to the coronavirus pandemic – with some of her favourite events, including the Trooping of the Colour, being cancelled.

But, despite the uncertainty, the Queen is said to be in good spirits and “making the most of lockdown” by enjoying the rare downtime with her husband, Prince Philip, 98, and enjoying daily horse rides.

According to Vanity Fair, an insider revealed that the Queen remained in high spirits, despite the fear surrounding the deadly virus and was “making the most of the time” in lockdown by “riding out every day”.

The insider said, “One of the nicest things for the Queen is that she is getting to spend more time with her husband than she usually would. They have dinner together in the evenings and I imagine the Queen is of the generation where she dresses for dinner.”

While Her Majesty has been following the government’s advice to self-isolate as her age puts her in the “vulnerable” category, the Queen is said to be keen to get back to work whenever it is safe to do so.

“The Queen is planning to come back to work and when she does I think we’ll see her work harder than ever,” the source revealed. “I think we will see her doing private audiences again and more of the work we are used to seeing her do in public at some point in the future.”

Georgia Farquharson

Georgia studied Print Journalism at university in Nottingham, England before going on to work on several leading celebrity magazines, as well as freelance writing for international magazine Grazia Middle East. An enthusiastic, hard-working and ambitious writer, Georgia recently launched her own communications consultancy, farq media. As Director and Founder, Georgia helps businesses with their Public Relations strategy, as well as influencer and celebrity marketing. She also represents several influencers of her own. She lives with this motto in mind; "if your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough."