Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have, reportedly, grown closer amid this coronavirus lockdown and their time together in isolation has further strengthened their 72 years as a married couple. The royal couple has been isolating together in Windsor since the middle of March and they will be moving to Balmoral in Scotland to stay in their summer home from August to October.
According to The Sun, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have never spent more time together than in this lockdown. An aide, apparently, revealed that the two royals have been enjoying their quality time and relaxation, which was something they haven't done for many years as public servants.
The aide further said that this lockdown became a chance for Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh to "live like regular people" and enjoy their years as 90-year-old people. It sparked talks that Queen Elizabeth may finally scale back on her royal duties and spend the rest of her time with her husband.
For most of their long married life, the Queen and Prince Philip lived separately for a few weeks or months because of her work. Though her husband has been her constant rock and source of support, there have been days when Prince Philip stayed at Woodfarm in Sandringham while the Queen remained in London to attend investiture ceremonies, or royal engagements, or meet with different people and organizations.
In fact, after Prince Philip retired from his public duties in 2017, he made Woodfarm his permanent home. Queen Elizabeth, on the other hand, continued with her royal obligations in Buckingham Palace and went to events that often took place in other parts of the U.K.
But, now, insiders said that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are realizing they do not want to live apart from each other anymore. The couple, apparently, remember what a good team they make together.
Meanwhile, Prince Philip briefly came out of retirement on July 22 to be at the turnover ceremony for the new Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles. The Duke of Edinburgh stood outside the doors of Windsor Castle for at least five minutes and watched the guards and military musicians carry out the rites.
Prince Philip took a few more minutes to joke with the soldiers and then thanked them for their support since the Duke of Edinburgh was the Colonel-In-Chief for over 67 years. Taking over for him will be his daughter-in-law, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. Queen Elizabeth, however, was not at the turnover ceremony.
