As the world scrambles to deal with the impact of Covid-19, so too are the royal family.
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With news that people over the age of 70, are at greater risk from Coronavirus, there have been growing concerns about the safety of the Queen.
However, royal commentator Angela Mollard admits that the Queen would be well advised and well taken care of during the outbreak.
“Buckingham palace has its own medical team there, they have doctors,” she reveals on New Idea’s podcast, Royals.
“I think Elizabeth our queen very much like her mother has that spirit of the show must go on.
“In saying that, I think she is taking tremendous care… The health and safety at any of these palaces will be exemplary.”
Indeed, this comes after news that the Queen has cancelled a number of engagements and is planning to head to Windsor Castle a week earlier than was planned with intentions to stay there well after the Easter break.
“Certainly, in the short term the palace has put out that there have been amendments in their diary,” says Angela.
“In terms of our visibility of the royals in the coming months it will be interesting.”
Of course, given the age of the Queen’s husband, Prince Philip, Angela reveals that it is a sensible decision for the Queen to limit her interaction with the public.
“You have to remember that prince Philip is very elderly and very vulnerable, you have to image, so I imagine the Queen will be very much limiting any kind of interaction,” she says.
“What happens, will be like for the rest of us, on a daily and weekly basis.”
To hear more about how Coronavirus is affecting the royal family, listen to this week’s podcast here.
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