Queen will soon head to Sandringham for first extended stay since Prince Philip's death
THE Queen is expected to travel to Sandringham in the coming week for her first extended break there since Prince Philip’s death.
She is set to spend Accession Day on February 6 — the moment she became Queen — at Sandringham with her family.
Royal insiders say she will travel to her Norfolk home where George VI died in 1952 catapulting her to the Crown aged just 25 as she is keen for "sombre reflection".
She has been forced to remain at Windsor Castle over Christmas and New Year and abandon her annual traditional trip to her Norfolk home due to Covid restrictions.
The Queen, 95, who remains on "light duties" after last year's hospital scare, will mark her Platinum Jubilee privately on February 6 at Sandringham in a touching tribute to her father.
Four days of public celebrations will be held nationwide in June.
A royal insider said: "The anniversary of the day she changed from Princess Elizabeth to Queen Elizabeth is obviously a very proud and important moment for her every year.
"This year she will mark 70 years on the throne and is very much looking forward to throwing a four-day party for the country in June.
"But the anniversary of the day she became Queen on February 6 in 1952 is also tinged with sadness as it was the moment she lost her father.
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"The Queen always wants to be at Sandringham where he died and this year's Accession Day is no different.
"She will be there at Sandringham. The Queen wants to spend it in sombre reflection.
"There will be a time for the nation and Queen to properly mark the milestone but it is important for her to be at Sandringham on Accession Day and mark it in private."
The Queen was just 25 years old and on holiday in Kenya with Prince Philip when King George VI died.
It is believed that the Queen will stay at Wood Farm, a cottage on the estate where Prince Philip spent his retirement, for around a month.
The Queen usually travels to Sandringham for Christmas and returns to Windsor after Accession Day for a series of engagements.
The Queen has travelled at least twice to Sandringham since Philip's death last April but this is her first extended stay.
Although Princess Elizabeth became Queen in February 1952 her coronation took place 18 months later in June 1953.
Buckingham Palace did not want to comment.
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