Queen Elizabeth Spends First Christmas Apart From Family In Over 30 Years

Queen Elizabeth II’s official weekend residence and pandemic hideaway, Windsor Castle, sold December 23 for £21.5 million ($29 million), according to the London-based brokerage behind the sale, Beauchamp Estates. “At the height of lockdown, we showed him the house on Skype on our phones, room by room, while he was based in Russia,” Jeremy Gee, managing director of Beauchamp Estates told The Post, adding that the buyer has made his fortune in the oil industry.

Sources tell New Idea that after a string of “appalling actions” that left the Queen “deeply disappointed in Prince Harry”, she’s ready to cut ties altogether.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have received COVID-19 vaccinations.The news was confirmed by Buckingham Palace who, per CBS News, stated that the 94-year-old monarch and her 99-year-old husband got their coronavirus vaccines on Saturday. The royal couple is currently at Windsor Castle, where they have been spending their time amid the pandemic.Per royal officials, the Palace commented on the queen and Philip's health to prevent inaccuracies and further speculation.

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Queen Elizabeth wants the public to know they're not alone. The 94-year-old monarch's annual Christmas message was broadcast on Friday, and this year, it touched on the challenges the world has faced amid the coronavirus pandemic. The queen, who usually has a variety of personal family photos displayed on her desk during the speech, had just one this year: of her husband, Prince Philip.

direct to your inboxThe Queen has spoken of the importance of selflessness, love and hope in her annual Christmas Message.In her address to the nation, Her Royal Highness said that that despite the year keeping many people apart, it had in many ways brought people closer.The monarch is breaking with tradition this year to spend a quiet Christmas Day with the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle, rather than the large family gatherings at Sandringham of past years.

Meghan Markle spent her first Christmas with the British royal family in 2017, and broke the ice with a funny gag gift for Prince William.

The Sunday Times in London, consulting editor of Newsday in New York City, and as the founding editor of Conde Nast Traveler. Today, he is a regular columnist for The Daily Beast and his new book will be released on January 5.It's a biography of the Queen with a jaw-dropping opening sentence: “Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in British history and will likely be the last Queen of England,” Irving writes.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markleliving in their Montecito, California, home, ET has learned that the royals will be conducting Zoom calls to check in with one another. «The family is planning Zoom calls and games online because they can’t all spend Christmas at Sandringham together like they normally do,» a source tells ET.

TV presenter Maya Jama has joined a range of celebrities showing off their dazzling Christmas decorations.The former Radio 1 DJ took to Instagram to show off the festive display inside her home, and it’s the first Christmas the star has spent at her abode.Taking to her Instagram stories, Maya, 26, shared a peek at the decorations which came courtesy of Early Hours Ltd. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

A royal oopsie. Queen Elizabeth’s “thanks” tweet left followers of the royal family’s official Twitter account scratching their heads on Thursday, December 10. The profile tweeted out the single word, “Thanks,” with absolutely no context and left it up for about six minutes before someone on the palace’s social media team caught and deleted the accidental tweet. But they didn’t act fast enough: Gert’s Royals captured a screenshot, and social media users had thoughts.