C.How will Queen Elizabeth protect herself from the 43 degrees expected in the south of England these days? The sovereign remains in her apartments in Windsor, whose thousand rooms have always been described as rather cold and difficult to heat. But a collaborator of hers immediately installed an old fan that runs from her bedroom to the monarch’s favorite living room.
The Queen on an official visit to Maidenhead, July 15, 2022 (Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth: hot tea even in summer
While waiting to move to cooler Balmoral, Scotland for her summer vacation, the doctors recommended that she drink plenty of water and avoid taking walks in Windsor Gardens. However, Elizabeth prefers hot tea even in the heat of summer. And she doesn’t detach herself from an old heater which, like the fan, often follows her from room to room.
Queen Elizabeth doesn’t trust English weather
Elizabeth knows that temperatures can drop dramatically in Windsor as well. And she likes to be prepared for any eventuality. Self she happens to feel cold even in summer in the icy castlethe heater may not be sufficient and therefore one of yours maidthe personal maids, has orders to prepare the fireplace for them every morning, in case the sovereign decides to have it lit.
Elizabeth II inspects her Royal Guards (Getty Images)
Bottles of water for the royal guards
The queen couldn’t help but worry about the guards stationed for hours outside the gates of Windsor and Buckingham Palace, tight in their iconic red uniform and with a very warm bear fur cap. And in a completely extraordinary way, it allowed them to sip water every now and then, without moving from their position and continuing to hold their rifle.
Prince Charles: “I told you so!”
In these particularly sultry days for the British, to shout for victory Prince Charles who, in a speech delivered during a garden party in Cornwall, it welcomed its decades-long commitment to tackle global warming and save the planet. In spite of all the ridicule suffered over the years.
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