QUEEN ELIZABETH II has made it clear to senior Buckingham Palace aides she does not want to arrive at Prince Philip’s memorial in a wheelchair, according to royal insiders.
Last week, the Queen pulled out of the Commonwealth Day service after fears grew for her “comfort” during the trip and having to sit in Westminster Abbey for more than an hour.
On Tuesday, she is determined to attend her late husband, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh’s memorial. The Queen has previously ruled out the idea of using a wheelchair to get to and from the stage and remains determined to walk for as long as possible.
“The hope is that she can be slipped into Westminster Abby by a side door out of the view of photographers and in position.
“Then can be photographed and seen there, but we don’t want to see her having difficulty getting to and from her car,” reporters said.
Long term friend of the Queen, Christopher Biggins, recently gave his view on her health and understood she is largely confined to a wheelchair.
Speaking on GB News Monday morning, he revealed: “I have heard that the reason she’s not doing a lot of the events that she should be doing and cancelling them is because she is in a wheelchair.
Christopher also responded to reports the Queen is having a wheelchair-friendly lift installed in Balmoral Gardens.
Christopher said: “Everyone I know is putting in lifts, you can fit a lift very, very cheaply if you have the space, two flights of stairs for me now is quite something.”
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