And Philip loves it there and it sort of works for him.” “There is a lovely place in Norfolk called Wood Farm where the Queen and all the Royal Family stay when they don’t want to open what they call the ‘big house,’ the big house at Sandringham.
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“Philip loves Norfolk,” she explained to Mirror editor, Zoe Forsey. Speaking on an episode of the podcast “Pod Save the Queen,” Seward revealed that Philip much prefers the quiet pace of Norfolk to the palace. For those worrying, just know that Prince Philip’s reasons for living at Wood Farm don’t come down to any kind of feud with his wife! According to Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of royal magazine Majesty and author of Prince Philip Revealed: A Man of His Century, living at the Sandringham Estate is simply because the space is more “comfortable” for him in his old age. It may come as a surprise to hear that the Duke usually spends his days living at Wood Farm at the royal family’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England-where he’s lived, for the most part, ever since retiring from his duties in 2017. But this is a big change for Prince Philip, on the other hand. Staying at Windsor Castle isn’t so different for the Queen, who often splits her time between the castle and Buckingham Palace to carry out her duties as monarch. Rather, the couple has decided to reside at Windsor together again only after Britain entered its second lockdown, palace officials confirmed on November 5. While the Queen, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, are both currently hunkered down at Windsor Castle, it actually isn’t typical for the royal couple to live together. The answer is surprisingly simple, according to one royal biographer. And that may be exactly what happens for three very specific reasons.In the past, followers of the royal family have wondered why Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip don’t live together. And when she does leave the throne vacant, the monarch may make a controversial decision that drastically changes the future of the royal family by opting to skip her son and, instead pass, on her role to whoever she feels is best suited to rule. This put Charles in place as a future king.Īlthough some reports say that Prince Charles is already preparing to take over, other sources say that the queen has no intention of stepping aside any time soon - especially now that the family is seeing a resurgence in popularity thanks to the younger generation.
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The queen herself holds her place in history due to the fact that her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne, meaning that his younger brother (Elizabeth's father), George VI, became king and the line of succession was switched over to Elizabeth's side of the family (that's right, she was never originally meant to be the monarch). But will he? Maybe not if the queen decides to pass over him and chose someone else for the important role.įrankly, changes in succession do, indeed, happen. When she eventually retires or passes away, her eldest child, Prince Charles is expected to take over the crown. Queen Elizabeth II is a formidable figure who is also "Britain's longest-serving monarch in history," having "inherit the throne from her father in 1952," according to the U.K.'s Express.