The Queen will be forced to choose between family members to spend Christmas with this year in line with the new UK restrictions.
08.11.2020 - 01:41 / etcanada.com
With lockdown happening again in the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II has opted for a smaller, private ceremony ahead of Remembrance Sunday.
Her Majesty honoured the Unknown Warrior by laying a bouquet of orchids and myrtle (based on her own wedding bouquet from 1947) on the grave located at Westminster Abbey. She also wore a face mask for the first time in public for the occasion.
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The Queen will be forced to choose between family members to spend Christmas with this year in line with the new UK restrictions.
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