Queen tells Royal Family she is ‘far better’ and will host traditional Christmas at Sandringham after health scares

Queen tells Royal Family she is ‘far better’ and will host traditional Christmas

The Queen has told the Royal Family that she is now "much better" and that she can organize a traditional Christmas at Sandringham after her health problem, according to sources.

Her Majesty, 95, has moved to assure her family that she is on the mend and "looking forward to" her festive family reunion at her Norfolk estate of hers.

Fears about the queen's health were unleashed in recent weeks after the monarch was forced to withdraw from a series of engagements due to a back sprain.

On the advice of her doctors, she has been resting at Windsor Castle after sustaining an injury almost two weeks ago.

Queen tells Royal Family she is ‘far better’ and will host traditional Christmas

Last month she spent a night in the hospital for an unspecified condition.

This Christmas will be the first for the queen after she lost her husband, Prince Philip, in April.

They had been married for 73 years.

It is believed that the Queen will travel to Sandringham around December 17.

Royal sources told The Mirror that she was likely to take a 50-minute helicopter ride from Windsor, but added that the traditional train ride from London to Kings Lynn had not yet been ruled out.

Guests at Sandringham will include her son, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and her three children.

Prince Edward has also confirmed his attendance, along with his wife Sophie and his children, Louise and James.

Princess Anne and her children Peter Philips and Zara Tindall are also expected to attend.

An invitation is also said to have been sent to Princess Beatrice, her husband Edo Mapelli Mozzi and her newborn daughter Sienna, and to Princess Eugenie, her husband Jack Brooksbank and her son August.

Sources also suggested that Prince Andrew had been "obviously" invited.

It is believed that it is "highly unlikely" that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle will travel from California with their two children to attend, although they are said to have been invited.

Last year, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh spent Christmas alone at Windsor Castle due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

A source told The Mirror: “The Queen has told everyone that she is feeling a lot better lately and she is looking forward to welcoming you at Christmas.

"Like many other families, this will be the first time that her Majesty has been able to reunite with her extended family from hers after they have been separated for so long due to the coronavirus pandemic."

Royal fans will be eager to catch a glimpse of the royals all together at the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene, a 16th century church on the Sandringham estate.

The queen is reportedly "determined" to attend the service, along with the rest of the family, but will be taken to church so she doesn't have to walk the short distance.

The Queen has already performed some light duties and yesterday she held two virtual audiences via videolink, welcoming the High Commissioner for Nigeria, Sarafa Tunji Isola, and then the Malaysian Ambassador, Zakri Jaafar.

Buckingham Palace said the Christmas plans were "a private matter."