Queen Elizabeth Skips ‘Welcome To Balmoral’ Public Event At Her Scottish Castle For The ‘Reasons Of Comfort’

Queen Elizabeth Skipping Her Annual Event

Queen Elizabeth is cancelling an annual event that traditionally marks the beginning of her summer vacation in Scotland.

The Queen will be pleasurable to Balmoral Castle privately rather than in her usual fashion this year. She is seen arriving at the Highlands estate in a short ceremony, captured by photographers, with soldiers from a Scottish regiment as military pipers and well-wishers gather at the gates of her estate.

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A royal source confirms that arrival will now happen privately on the estate grounds. The royal source says that the plans have been changing for the Queen, who has been experiencing mobility issues, causing her to cancel public appearances and duties for ‘reasons of comfort.'

The Queen had a busy late spring and early summer, stepping out around the function of her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne. She also performed a series of engagements in Edinburgh, Scotland, before moving back to Windsor, where she held a poignant investiture for health workers.

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But, as with many of her public events, her family has been standing in for her last month; her son and heir, Prince Charles, took her place at the official opening of the Commonwealth Games.

The Queen headed to Scotland from Windsor Castle on July 21 and was believed to have been staying at Craigowan Lodge, smaller home on the Highland estate. She usually likes to stay there in the run-up to moving into the castle, which was open to the public until last week.

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Surrounded by family members who come and go through the late summer weeks, the Queen is likely to be there for the Highland Games on Sept. 3 before heading south to be in position for the declaration of the new prime minister following the cancelation of Boris Johnson on July 7.

He remains in place until an election among the ruling Conservative Party members to choose between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss has occurred next month.

The monarch heard the news that one of her best friends, Lady Myra Butter, had died. After saying goodbye to Prince Philip, her husband of 73 years, in April 2021, Queen Elizabeth mourned the deaths of two ladies-in-waiting late last year.