Queen Elizabeth leaves Buckingham Palace over coronavirus fear

As deadly coronavirus outbreak continues to take a toll on world, Queen Elizabeth II has left Buckingham Palace and has been shifted to Windsor Castle. According to reports, re are plans to quarantine her along with Prince Philip at Sandringham if COVID-19 spread worsens in country. As of March 15, UK has reported 1,140 confirmed cases with 21 deaths while global death toll has surpassed 5,800. 

royal source told a media outlet that Queen was taken to Windsor castle while mentioning that “she is in good health”, however, it was thought that it was “best to move her” because most of her staff is reportedly “panicky” over drastic spread of fatal virus since it was discovered in Chinese province of Wuhan in December 2019.

Moreover, Palace continues to remain crowded with constant visits of politicians and dignitaries from around world. Even though Queen has met a lot of people until recently, she is w a few weeks away from celebrating her 94th birthday and her advisers believe it was “best to get her out of harm's way”. 

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'Dangerous location'

same source reportedly added that Buckingham Palace is deemed as “much more dangerous location” as it is in middle of London and has a bigger staff than any or estate.  Palace has employed currently 500 people while Windsor has a staff of 100 and Sandringham estate in rfolk has only a handful of people. royal source elaborated that “re have been specific scares or positive tests” but “ one wants to take any chances”. 

garden parties which are reportedly on verge of being cancelled were scheduled in May and June with nearly 30,000 guests. Moreover, monarch might also have to miss Epson Derby on June 6. On March 13, Royal Family released a statement about changes in Queen's diary commitments in upcoming weeks as “sensible precaution” for “practical reasons”. 

statement said, “In consultation with Medical Household and Government, Her Majesty’s forthcoming visits to Cheshire and Camden will be rescheduled.  Audiences will continue as usual. Or events will be reviewed on an ongoing basis in line with appropriate advice.”

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(With PTI inputs)