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With the recent outbreak of the new coronavirus variant, Omicron, which has ravaged the UK, Queen Elizabeth II will no longer spend Christmas at Sandringham House in Norfolk this year. Earlier, she canceled the royal family's pre-Christmas lunch party for the same reason. This is the second consecutive year since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic that the Queen has cancelled these two royal christmas traditions.
The Queen cancelled a christmas at Sandringham House this year as the number of cases of infection with Omiclon in the UK surged on 21 December, and she will spend Christmas at Windsor Castle, the BBC reported. Buckingham Palace sources said it was the Queen's "personal decision". The source did not say which members of the royal family would travel to Windsor Castle to spend Christmas with the Queen, saying only that these royals would "comply with the epidemic prevention regulations".
On December 16, local time, the Queen said she would cancel the royal pre-Christmas lunch party scheduled for December 21 due to the accelerated spread of Theomy Kerong in the UK. She said it was "regrettable" about that decision, but she believed that the big picture was the right one. Buckingham Palace said: "If The Opricejong continues to wreak havoc, the Christmas holiday schedule for most British people may be disrupted." ”
This is the second consecutive year since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic that the Queen has cancelled the royal family's pre-Christmas lunch party and the traditional Christmas event to Visit Sandringham House. According to tradition, the Queen holds a pre-Christmas lunch party for her family every year, and then travels to Sandringham House for the Christmas holiday.
Due to the recent surge in the number of cases of infection with Omikejong in the Uk, Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer of England, has advised people to reduce contact with others to reduce the risk of contracting or spreading the new crown virus. On the 19th local time, British Health Minister Javid said that the possibility of re-implementing the blockade during Christmas was not ruled out. According to the BBC analysis, when the epidemic situation in the Uk is still not optimistic and scientists are calling on people to reduce contact, the Queen has made the decision to cancel the royal family's traditional Christmas activities.