Queen 'has wheelchair friendly lift fitted into Balmoral cottage'
19.03.2022 - 20:49
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The Queen plans to spend “much more” time at her favourite Highlands cottage at Balmoral, as she marks 70 years on the throne. Craigowan Lodge on the Balmoral estate is said to be one of the monarch’s favourite homes, with the 95 year old usually spending time at the cottage twice a year - every April and for two weeks in summer.
One source now claims that the lodge has been getting some upgrades so the the Queen can spend more time there, including a £20,000 wheelchair lift, a new security gate and a state of the art intercom system.The lift can reportedly carry three people standing or one using a wheelchair, meaning the Queen would be able to get to her bedroom without climbing the stairs. A Balmoral insider told The Sun: “For many years we have thought it would be the perfect place for the Queen to spend more time when she’s older.
It's one of her favourite places in the country. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter “With the proper lift and now this new security, it can effectively be sealed off so she can spend much more time there quietly in her late nineties.” It comes after the Queen has been seen using a walking stick and is reportedly unable to walk her beloved corgis in the grounds of her home.The Queen was unable to attend the Commonwealth Service earlier this week after she decided to stay home as a precautionary measure.
However, she released a statement ahead of the event saying she would “always be devoted in service” to the Commonwealth. This was the first in-person Commonwealth service held since the pandemic and saw Prince Charles arrive to represent the Queen along with Camilla , Prince William, and guests including former
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