Queen Elizabeth II has been observing self-isolation inside Windsor Castle. Since mid-March, she, alongside her husband, Prince Philip moved out from their respective royal residences to relocate to the Berkshire property.
Their move came after the risks of the novel coronavirus have become apparent in the United Kingdom. Following the officials' advice, the senior royal couple decided to self-isolate together.
The Queen's relocation entails the cancellation of many engagements and events, especially the ones set to happen inside Buckingham Palace. But, despite that, several royal experts and insiders have continued to reveal what usually happens in these engagements.
The British Monarch normally welcomes her guests, whether for business matters or not, inside Buckingham Palace. She meets visitors, especially the high-profile ones in the 1844 Room, according to Cheat Sheet.
While there are several proper ways that the Queen and her aides follow when visitors are around, royal insiders said that the British Monarch also has certain signs and signals that she does when an "unwanted" guest or audience is in front of her. As stated, Queen Elizabeth II has "secret" ways to get rid of her unwanted guests. Some reports even deemed these as the ways to tell when the "Queen is over" her guests or visitors.
Among all the secret signs, the most common to all is the switching of her handbag from one arm to another. This signals her aides to "usher her away," royal expert Hugo Vickers told People.
The switch of the handbag, reportedly, means she is ending the conversation "politely." However, when the Queen places the bag on the floor, this, reportedly, sends her aides the message that she is "keen on" escaping the guest in front of her. This is also the same as the "spinning" of her ring, which, reportedly, indicates that she needs to move, immediately.
The expert then added that Queen Elizabeth II has an actual buzzer to notify her aides that her engagement is over. But, there is also reportedly a "discreet buzzer" that signals her aides outside to wrap up the meeting and escort the guests out.
Although these are viable assertions, no one has, reportedly, confirmed these things before the public. So, whether the Queen has, indeed, certain ways to get out of an engagement or a meeting, it has yet to be revealed.
In the end, though, the reports confirmed that while the buzzers and other signals may not be true, an "underground tunnel" is, reportedly, present inside Buckingham Palace that allows Queen Elizabeth II to move from the Palace to the Houses of Parliament or to Clarence House.
