Royal family are helping keep Queen Elizabeth young says expert

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Courtiers have said it’s “the end of an era” after a housekeeper with 32 years of service retired, with three other employees also quitting in the space of two months. The Queen has spent every Christmas at Sandringham House since her father’s death in 1952.

Christmas is the busiest time of year at Sandringham with the Royal Family all travelling to the Norfolk estate for the festive period beginning with a traditional dinner on December 24 in the main house.

But this year will be different as the royals gather for their first Christmas without Prince Philip, who the Queen called her “strength and stay” in a rare tribute marking their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997.

A royal source told the Mail on Sunday: “There’s been an exodus. There’s an end-of-an-era feeling after the Duke passed away.

“The household will have to fill those roles quickly as Christmas is the busiest time of year at Sandringham.”

The Queen, 95, has been surrounded by loyal aides as she rests on doctors’ orders in recent weeks.

Dresser Angela Kelly and courtier Paul Whybrew are said to be a source of support for the Queen amid mounting concerns for her health.

It comes as the Queen is also looking to hire a new security expert at Buckingham Palace.

Just three months ago the job was advertised as a one-year contract with a salary of £25,000 for 37-and-a-half-hours a week.

Now the pay has been increased by 20 percent to £30,000 a year.

On Christmas Day morning in previous years, the Queen was pictured with Prince Philip and senior members of the Royal Family walking to church before greeting well-wishers.

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Three-year-old Prince Louis could take part in the annual family event for the first time.

William and Kate’s youngest child may now be three but he has had less exposure to public events than his siblings and what is normal for royal children due to Covid.

But on Christmas Day this year he could be ready to attend a service at St Mary Magdalene Church along with the rest of the Royal Family.

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge usually stay at their nearby Anmer Hall residence over Christmas, as other members of the Royal Family gather at the main house on the Sandringham Estate.

It’s thought the Queen has also extended an invitation to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who stepped down from royal duties last year and moved to the United States.

The 95-year-old monarch is yet to meet her great-granddaughter Lilibet, who was named after her, and is said to be keen to see great-grandson Archie again.

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