In response to a rise in COVID-19 cases in England, Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly cancelled her royal pre-Christmas lunch
Photo: GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images Omicron will come for us all, not even a crown can protect you. In response to a rise in COVID-19 cases in England, Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly canceled her royal Christmas lunch, which does not bode well for the rest of her royal Christmas plans .
On Wednesday, December 15, the U.K. reported the highest number of new daily recorded COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 78,610 reported cases in 24 hours. Many are attributing the increase in cases to the Omicron variant, which is believed to be highly contagious.
This is the second year that the royal family has been forced to change up their holiday traditions. Like many families around the world last year, the royal family had to spend Christmas apart due to COVID-19 in 2020, canceling both the pre-Christmas lunch and the queen’s traditional family celebrations.
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