AS SHE BEGINS HER SUMMER BREAK IN BALMORAL THE QUEEN WHY THE MONARCH DESERVES A HOLIDAY AFTER ONE OF THE TOUGHEST YEARS OF HER REIGN
‘It’s been important for her to keep in touch and she’s not going to stop. If the need arises at Balmoral, she will do exactly the same’
Throughout her 68-year reign, the Queen has spent summer at the royal retreat deemed to be her favourite place on earth – her Balmoral estate in Scotland.
While the coronavirus outbreak had some thinking this year might see her break with tradition, last Tuesday the monarch travelled to the Highlands, with the Duke of Edinburgh – and their pet dorgis Candy and Vulcan – by her side.
She can now enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the magnificent turreted castle on the banks of the River Dee and a much-needed break after a challenging few months.
Like the rest of the country, the 94-year-old monarch has been observing lockdown, spending almost five
