Buckingham Palace is planning a ‘military style’ operation to get Queen To Prince PhilipSources have claimed that he has been given a memorial service keeping him away from the paparazzi.
The 95-year-old monarch is expected to take a 15-minute flight from Windsor Castle to Buckingham Palace for the March 29 event.
The head of state would then be escorted a short distance from the Palace to Westminster Abbey, reports Sun on Sunday.
Under the plans the entire Dean’s yard would be closed off, including a six-foot privacy screen and a potentially football-style tunnel that would block any photographer’s view as she exits her vehicle.
A source told the Mail on Sunday that Her Majesty does not want to be seen in a wheelchair in public for fear of copying a ‘haunted’ photo taken in the months before the death of her late sister Princess Margaret.
The Queen withdrew from Commonwealth Day service last week due to concerns for her ‘comfort’ in the 60-mile journey, and whether she might manage to sit for more than an hour at Westminster Abbey.
But, sources say, he is determined to attend the Thanksgiving service thanks to the Duke of Edinburgh, who died last April at the age of 99.
The 95-year-old Queen is expected to travel from Windsor Castle to Buckingham Palace in 15 minutes for Prince Philip’s Thanksgiving service on March 29.
Sources say the Queen is determined to attend the Thanksgiving service thanks to the Duke of Edinburgh, who died last April at the age of 99. Pictured: Her Majesty and Prince Philip together in Windsor
The Queen wants to walk as long as possible and has so far refused to use a wheelchair in public.
But according to Surya, aid options have been explored so that he can reach around The Cloisters, south and east parts more quickly and comfortably.
The allies then believe that they can be taken to the abbey in the Poets’ Corner and need only a short distance to take their seats in the sanctuary.
It is also being ascertained whether the spectators can be seated before their arrival as is the tradition.
Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine, told The Sun: ‘Obviously, the Queen doesn’t want to be seen in a wheelchair.
‘But as a head of state and who wants to be seen and needs to be seen, she can accept a wheelchair. The best way to do this is to make sure no photos are taken.
‘It could be a dress rehearsal for everything at Platinum Jubilee. I think she wants to go because she knows Philip would like her to be there.
‘She must be thinking that if this was her thanksgiving ceremony, she would have moved heaven and earth just to make sure.
‘She’d really hate to miss it. This is a headache for her employees because it would be difficult for anyone her age who suffers from mobility problems. It will be a painful process for him.
It comes as a source told the Mail on Sunday how an infamous image of the late Princess Margaret in a wheelchair still haunts the Queen.
The photograph taken six months before the death of his late sister has become an enduring cause for regret, which the emperor does not want to repeat.
“It is a frightening image and the Queen does not remember,” said the source.
The family was gathered in August 2001 For a photocall for the Queen Mother’s 101st birthday. Although still nimble, he used two walking sticks.
The Queen’s sister was inside, recuperating after a series of strokes, and was not expected to appear.
But on the Queen Mother’s page, William Talone – nicknamed ‘Backstairs Billy’ – took it upon himself to push Margaret to the waiting media in a wheelchair.
Margaret – who was known for sporting glamorous good looks going well into the Middle Ages – was never seen like this.
Dressed in a jacket and oversized dark sunglasses, the princess tied a sling to her left hand and a shawl at her feet.
A source who missed the opportunity told the Mail on Sunday: ‘The optics were terrible.
A photo of his late sister, Princess Margaret (pictured) in a wheelchair six months before her death, has become an enduring cause for regret. A source said: ‘It’s a frightening image and the Queen doesn’t remember
‘It was supposed to be about the Queen Mother, but all she saw was Princess Margaret, a sad disapproval.’
Palace staff were furious for taking Talone off the cameras entirely, which they argued was a gross invasion of his privacy.
It is said that the queen still trembles in memory, somehow a picture reminiscent of Margaret’s fate is said to have been out of the question.
The Queen – known in official terms as ‘Reader One’ – still receives a daily red box of official papers to sign and bills to be passed by Parliament still require her royal assent. . , (Charles Reeder has two.)
A source said: “Prince Charles will now be in Windsor more often than not going back to Highgrove and spending time with his mother.”
The source added that Prince William also frequently stays in Windsor.
The Queen also enjoys the company of her dresser, Angela Kelly, the daughter of a Liverpool doctor who is known to please the head of state with her straightforward wit.