THE QUEEN’S cottage at Craigowan Lodge on her Balmoral Estate has been fitted with a £20,000 lift, it has been claimed.
According to reports, the Monarch, 95, plans to spend more time at Craigowan Lodge on her Balmoral Estate.
Her much-loved retreat in the Scottish Highlands has been fitted with a £20,000 lift.
She will also have a new security gate, a state-of-the-art intercom system and a number of news CCTV cameras installed.
Palace officials are taking these precautions after speculation the Queen has been struggling with her mobility.
She is having difficulty walking her beloved corgis, and needs a walking stick on the occasions.
“For many years we have thought it would be the perfect place for the Queen to spend more time when she’s older,” a source said.
“It’s one of her favourite places in the country.
“With the proper lift and now this new security, it can effectively be sealed off so she can spend much more time there quietly in her late nineties.”
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