After being forced into light duties from isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, sources say the Queen’s family are desperately concerned about her health and doing everything they can to support her.
And no one more than her six-year-old great-granddaughter Charlotte.
“Charlotte is aware her Gan-Gan is sick, and she’s quite concerned.”
(Image: Getty)“Charlotte is aware her Gan-Gan is sick, and she’s quite concerned,” says an insider.
“She’s a very sweet-natured little girl and has been painting pictures and asking any adult within earshot to help her bake cupcakes and muffins as a get well present. She makes a terrible mess, but it’s so adorable that no one minds.
“Charlotte’s been talking about wanting to be a nurse when she grows up just like the NHS heroes they’ve been clapping for in the pandemic. She’s been asking to go and help the Queen for days!”
Meanwhile the Queen’s illness has meant she’s had time to stop and take stock of her family’s future.
“Her Majesty has been consumed for months by how to handle all the recent chaos,” says a palace insider.
“And time after time, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have shone as others around them fall.”
“As soon as she’s able, she’s invited them to join her for tea to personally express her gratitude – and reiterate that she thinks they’ll make a wonderful king and queen when the time comes.”
The Queen’s illness has meant she’s had time to stop and take stock of her family’s future.
(Image: The Royal Family)The 95-year-old monarch’s invitation came at the perfect time for her grandson Prince William, 39, with sources telling Woman’s Day he’s “taken the past few weeks particularly hard”.
“It’s like William and Catherine do their very best to carry out work on behalf of the Queen but it doesn’t seem to matter when other family members are so reckless,” says our source.
“He’s been very stressed by it, but Kate has kept him calm.”
William has “taken the past few weeks particularly hard” but his wife has kept him calm.
(Image: Getty Images)Princess Anne to the rescue
With the Queen and Prince Charles calling in sick in the same week, a spotlight was cast firmly on the monarchy’s counsellors of state – which also includes princes William, Harry and Andrew, as the next adults in line to the throne.
Palace insiders are calling for Harry and Andrew, 62, to be dumped from the core group, which is responsible for conducting official business if the sovereign can’t complete his or her duties.
“We have Harry in America and Andrew stood down – they really need to do something about this,” says a source.
“It makes no sense to have them involved when you have dedicated, tireless Princess Anne right there. They should make an allowance here and promote her.”
Princess Anne has personally contacted Harry and Meghan to warn them to back off while her mother is sick.
(Image: The Royal Family)Meanwhile, Woman’s Day understands Anne, 71, has taken the family dramas into her own hands and personally contacted Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, 40, to warn them to back off while her mother is sick.
“Harry and Meghan usually pay no mind to what the family is dealing with, and it makes Anne furious,” says the insider.
“Rumour has it she’s contacted the Sussexes and told them, in no uncertain terms, to lay low while the Queen recovers from COVID, at least.”
