The Queen has cancelled her Christmas family get together

Like many 'Royals' before them, hunting has always been a favourite pastime - whether they are shooting stags,grouses (sic) or pheasants

It’s grouse actually unless you re talking about moans and complaints
And “hunting” is not the same as “shooting”
But never mind!

I have to say that in the last photo of the Queen, which was taken very recently, she looked like she had lost a lot of weight. Her dress seemed to hang on her.

Aveline of course he was, my typing error.

Don't know why she has cancelled if everyone has vaccinated. The damned government and celebrities partied all the time when everyone else was in lockdown and under a strict curfew.
Her husband passed away, so I don't think it was wise to cancel. Get back to normal I say particularly if you have lost someone

songstress60

Don't know why she has cancelled if everyone has vaccinated. The damned government and celebrities partied all the time when everyone else was in lockdown and under a strict curfew.
Her husband passed away, so I don't think it was wise to cancel. Get back to normal I say particularly if you have lost someone

Because she is clearly sensible or has had sensible advice and is setting an example. It was a lunch I believe but obviously for more than three households

We'd all like to 'get back to normal' but life just isn't normal. Covid can't just be wished away. I'm glad that the Queen, unlike some others, understands this too.

I would think she'd rather just have a small gathering of her kids minus the idiot one GK and GGK .it could very well be her last, truth. She's lead by example as she usually does.

maddyone

annodomini the royals spend Christmas at Sandringham, not Balmoral.

Lucca I’d love to know what the Queen thinks, or has thought of many of our Prime Ministers but she’s far too professional to ever let it be known. It’s rumoured that she disliked Margaret Thatcher, but I’ve never heard anything about any of the others. I’d give more than a penny for her thoughts on BJ but I guess we’ll never know. I’d like even more to know what she thought of Donald Trump, and a number of other foreign dignitaries.

Hmm....yerse..... "That woman" ........?

Tbh at her age I would have thought these large gatherings are too much. That goes for anyone at that age. I think close family only eg her children is plenty regardless of whether royalty or anyone else.

sazz1 for most people these large gatherings would be impossible but the Queen has staff who do all the work and she only has to turn up and eat her lunch. I know she enjoys these gatherings and she will be very disappointed that this traditional extended family lunch is unable to take place, but this is only one of many families across the country this year who will be unable to meet up as usual.

The Queen will also be being considerate of her staff.

Must be such a problem having so many country piles and castles!!

Don't know why she has cancelled if everyone has vaccinated. The damned government and celebrities partied all the time when everyone else was in lockdown and under a strict curfew

Doesn’t make it right Songstress and HM is the last person to follow the sheep.

Buttonjugs

Sparklefizz

She does go to Balmoral for Christmas, and will apparently be helicoptered up there later next week.

No, she doesn’t. It’s Sandringham.

Yes.....fancy not knowing that!?

Fake News!

MayBeMaw

^Don't know why she has cancelled if everyone has vaccinated. The damned government and celebrities partied all the time when everyone else was in lockdown and under a strict curfew^

Doesn’t make it right Songstress and HM is the last person to follow the sheep.

It’s called leading by example.

I think it was the right choice to protect herself, her family, and her staff.

The Queen goes to Balmoral in the summer not Christmas time. Christmas is usually Sandringham but this year its Windsor where she has been billeted for several months. Makes sense for her to cancel not only for those invited but for the staff too. And, of course, The Queen herself is susceptible.

4allweknow

The Queen goes to Balmoral in the summer not Christmas time. Christmas is usually Sandringham but this year its Windsor where she has been billeted for several months. Makes sense for her to cancel not only for those invited but for the staff too. And, of course, The Queen herself is susceptible.

Aaaaaaargh ! This has been said….many many many times on this thread.

Has anybody informed the Queen that she is to go to Sandringham when she might have been reading the paper which said she goes to Balmoral?
??“ Oh Mr. Porter, what shall I do?
I want to go to Birmingham
But here I am at Crewe
Take me back to London
As quickly as you can
Oh Mr. Porter what a silly girl I am.” ??

Oh Mr Pilot, what shall I do?
You’ve flown me to Balmoral
Now that simply will not do
You know it should be Sandringham
I go there every year
So, Gransnet members
Have I made myself quite clear?

Lucca

YES WE KNOW

I don’t think so

I need to know

Me too. My extended family would be a bit squashed in my holiday home.

Alegrias1

I love the idea of Balmoral as a summer holiday home. Most people's summer holiday home is a caravan...

Sorry the last post was a reply to this by Alegrias1.