The Queen enjoyed a morning drive at her Sandringham estate as she continues her recovery after doctors advised her to cancel all official visits for a fortnight.
The 95-year-old monarch wore a headscarf as she sat in the passenger seat of a Range Rover while she was driven around the estate.
One of her corgis also made an outing but had a Land Rover to itself, peering out the rear window during the excursion around the ground.
The head of state is expected to spend the weekend at Sandringham while she has some time off amid her determination to be fit for Remembrance Sunday.
Her Majesty last week pulled out of a planned visit to the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow and instead recorded a video message from Windsor last Friday, which was played to world leaders on Monday.
The Queen enjoyed a morning drive at her Sandringham estate as she continues her recovery after doctors advised her to cancel all official visits for a fortnight
The 95-year-old monarch wore a headscarf as she sat in the passenger seat of a Range Rover while she was driven around the estate
One of her corgis also made an outing but had a Land Rover to itself, peering out the rear window during the excursion around the ground
And her 105-mile flight to Sandringham for the weekend comes after insiders said the Queen was determined to host her family at the estate for Christmas this year after the pandemic forced them to scrap last year's event.
The Queen and Prince Philip used to escape to Sandringham every year around the time of Halloween so they could enjoy some quality time together at Wood Farm on the estate.
And although her 'dear late husband' – as she referred to him this week – died in April, the Queen has decided to honour those cherished memories together by going back to the estate this week.
The head of state is expected to spend the weekend at Sandringham while she has some time off amid her determination to be fit for Remembrance Sunday
Her Majesty last week pulled out of a planned visit to the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow and instead recorded a video message from Windsor last Friday, which was played to world leaders on Monday
Wood Farm was where Philip, her husband of 73 years who passed away aged 99, largely spent the last few years of his life following his retirement.
A countryman at heart, he loved Sandringham and relished the relative simplicity of Wood Farm, where his only concession to modernisation had been to put in a new kitchen. If not for the pandemic, which saw him move to Windsor to be with the Queen, it is likely to have been where he would have spent his last days.
A royal source told Mirror Online yesterday: 'The Queen had been hoping she would still be able to spend the weekend at Sandringham and was delighted her doctors gave her the all clear to travel.
'Her Majesty is very much looking forward to hosting her family at her Norfolk home for the Christmas holiday and there is much preparation to be done in time to accommodate everyone who has been invited.
'The Queen has many happy memories of being at Sandringham with the
