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As a sign of the times, a new portrait of the Queen has just been unveiled–but the monarch wasn’t there to see it!
Her royal highness has been self-isolating at Windsor Castle since last March, so she had to view the portrait though a video chat. How bizarre!
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And what's more, royal insiders are saying that she's "devastated" that she doesn't know if she'll ever be able return to Buckingham Palace again. Say it ain't so!
English journalist Kate Thornton said on True Royalty TV, "We are hearing rumors that the Queen can never return to Buckingham Palace, that William and Kate will be in there next, the age and stage she is in life, with Prince Phillip." OMG!
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The Sun’s executive editor Dan Wootton agreed, "It is sad that the Queen cannot go back to Buckingham Palace. It is particularly devastating for the Queen, in the twilight years of her life, when she wants to keep working."
Like many of us during this global health crisis, "So many things that she loves to do have been taken away from her," he explains. "She does not want to stay essentially a prisoner at Windsor Castle." This is so sad!
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But before you break out the tissues and the commemorative plates, others are saying, "Not a chance!" Royal author Tom Quinn quelled rumors of the Queen's abdication: "She is such a traditionalist, I cannot see her abdicating." Here's hoping!
