AFP
Queen Elizabeth II decided to cancel the big meal that she traditionally organizes before Christmas with her family due to the increase in infections by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, reported British newspapers on Thursday (16).
The 95-year-old monarch, whose public appearances have been sparse since her brief hospitalization in October, had planned to gather about 50 people for lunch on Tuesday at Windsor Castle, her current home some 25 miles west of London.
Then he would travel to Sandringham, in eastern England, to spend Christmas with his closest family.
According to a source at Buckingham Palace quoted by British media, the Queen decided to cancel the event as a precautionary measure, due to the health situation, as the Covid-19 cases soared to record levels in the United Kingdom.
The Sun newspaper said on Wednesday that Elizabeth II hoped to hold this meeting, which means a lot to her and was already canceled last year by the pandemic and would be the first since the death of her husband Philip in April.
In recent days, many Brits have decided to cancel dinners in restaurants, shows and Christmas parties at work to avoid putting their families in danger or having to cancel their holiday plans.
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