Coronavirus has now affected a lot of families all over the world, and the royal family is no exception. As some of its members' royal engagements are now canceled, will Princess Beatrice's wedding with Edo Mapelli Mozzi in May push through?
British Government's COBRA group decided that Queen Elizabeth II would be moved to Sandringham should the disease continue to spread and Her Majesty needs isolation, NZ Herald noted. Her two royal duties to visit Cheshire and Camden are already canceled.
As the U.K.'s coronavirus cases continue to rise and a lot of countries are already in lockdown, it looks like the chance of Princess Beatrice's wedding to push through is getting slimmer as the days go by. Although Buckingham Palace has yet to announce the continuation of the much-awaited nuptial, Italy now becomes the epicenter of coronavirus, and this is where most of Edo Mapelli Mozzi's family members will come from.
The royal wedding is believed to help reduce all the crises the royal family has been through for the past months. It may ease the tension as the event will be their chance to show a united front.
Princess Beatrice and Edo Mapelli Mozzi's wedding is considered a shot of feel-good PR as it will dispel some of the controversies that haunt the Buckingham Palace, from rifts to disharmony. However, if this event won't push through, it is not the only event that may be removed from the royal calendar.
According to Mirror Online, the royal family is set to cancel a series of public events because of the coronavirus outbreak. This will include Queen Elizabeth's garden parties. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said the royal households were now "studying the implications of the new Government advice and its impact on forthcoming events."
Hence, the garden parties, which usually attended by 30,000 people, maybe rescheduled or get canceled for this year. In Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new order, several senior members of the royal family need to be protected from contact to protect them from the virus.
This includes Queen Elizabeth, who will turn 94 in April, Prince Philip, who is now 98, and Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, both in their 70s. The future king and queen consort already canceled their spring tour due to the outbreak. The news comes after Matt Hancock told that coronavirus is the "most serious public health emergency that the nation has faced for a generation."
