After launching her brand of prosecco on her Norfolk estate, the Queen will continue to enjoy Sandringham at Windsor for Christmas.
The monarch, 95, confirmed yesterday that she would be staying at Windsor Castle for Christmas amid spiking Covid cases, instead of keeping with tradition and welcoming family at her home in Sandringham during the festive season.
She could also stock up on 200ml vintage Prosecco bottles, which she started selling at her Royal Sandringham estate shop.
The tiny bottles of Christmas Prosecco, which are just enough for one glass, are decorated with a festival label featuring a robin, holly and fir trees and cost a hefty £15 each.
After launching her brand of prosecco on her Norfolk estate, the Queen will continue to enjoy Sandringham at Windsor as a Christmas treat.
Prosecco Extra Dry is 11% and was made in Italy to be used on the Queen’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
Already, the estate sells its own Celebration Gin. It is produced in a distillery located on the estate.
She also launched her first beer recently, which was made with organic Laureate Spring Barley from Sandringham’s gardens and filtered water from a nearby well.
It was reported in October that the Royal was told to stop drinking on specific occasions due to health concerns. This was after being pictured using a walking stick at the beginning of an engagement in Wales.
The tiny bottles of Christmas Prosecco, which are just enough for one glass, are decorated with a festival label featuring a robin, holly and fir trees and cost a hefty £15 each
Sources claimed at the time that the monarch was in great health and had made a personal decision to restrict alcohol consumption to special occasions.
She wants to look her best before the June Platinum Jubilee Celebrations.
Although the monarch rarely drinks in public, palace sources say that her preferred alcoholic drink is often a dry martini.
She is believed to have enjoyed a glass sweet wine along with her dinner. Margaret Rhodes, her cousin, once said that she drank champagne before getting to sleep.
Extra dry Prosecco, 11 percent, is made in Italy and obtained for Queen Sandringham in Norfolk.
It was reported in October that the Royal was told to stop drinking on certain occasions due to health concerns. This was after being pictured using a walking stick at the beginning of a Wales engagement.
Although the monarch rarely drinks in public, palace sources say that her preferred alcoholic drink is often a dry martini. At a Blackheads House State Banquet, Queen Elizabeth II was present during the British Royal’s visit to Tallinn on 19 Oct 2006.
This new prosecco is being released just one day after Queen Elizabeth II was forced to cancel Sandringham’s traditional family Christmas.
After ‘careful consideration’ the monarch will remain at Windsor Castle for the festive period and will be visited by family members there, a royal source revealed.
The 95-year-old had hoped to spend the first Christmas since Prince Philip’s death surrounded by her loved ones at the Norfolk estate that she and her late husband love so dearly.
But as omicron cases continue to increase across the country, it emerged the Queen had made the ‘personal’ decision to stay at Windsor.
This arrangement is similar to last year’s, where she and Philip shared their last Christmas at Windsor. The Royals have made Sandringham their base for Christmas and New Year since 1988, with the Queen traditionally returning to London or Windsor on the anniversary of her father’s death on February 6.
It will be the first Christmas that Queen Elizabeth II has not spent at Sandringham in more than 30 year since she decided to visit Windsor.
But this year’s celebrations have been curtailed in a bid to protect the triple-vaccinated Queen from coronavirus. It was revealed last week that she would no longer host a large pre-Christmas meal for her family, which will be attended by dozens at Windsor.
And yesterday she avoided going to church in Windsor – and is likely not to attend services on Christmas Day itself, instead worshipping privately.
The royal was scheduled to travel to Norfolk this Wednesday. However, she has decided to cancel her trip. She will receive visitors at Windsor and ‘appropriate guidelines will be followed’, the royal source added.
However, it is not clear where Prince of Wales or Duchess Cornwall will spend Christmas.
Recently, the Queen suffered from a severe bout of illness, which included an overnight stay in hospital for preliminary investigation. She was then ordered to go to bed by her royal doctors.
Also, the monarch injured her back. She was told to withdraw from attending many events including Remembrance Sunday in November.