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The Queen has been forced to miss out on several important royal events this year due to the coronavirus pandemic including Trooping the Colour. But sadly, although many restrictions are now being eased, she is still due to miss out on one key royal event. But what event will she miss?

The Queen and Prince Philip have been shielding from friends and family for four months at Windsor Castle.

They met with other members of the Royal Family for what is believed to be the first time since lockdown began for Princess Beatrice’s wedding on July 17.

But now the 94-year-old and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, is planning to move to Balmoral Castle for their summer holiday.

Typically the Queen and Prince Philip travel to the 50,000-acre estate in Scotland each year around mid-July and remain there until September or October.

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The Queen owns two properties in Scotland: Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire and the Palace of Holyroodshire in Edinburgh.

The latter is the Queen’s official residence in Scotland.

The Queen and Prince Philip host formal receptions at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, including ceremonies, state visits and garden parties.

But this year, the couple’s Scotland schedule has been drastically altered due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Each year, the Queen welcomes more than 30,000 guests to spend summer afternoons in her beautiful gardens at Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

At each Garden Party, around 27,000 cups of tea are served and 20,000 sandwiches and 20,000 slices of cake are eaten.

These garden parties are a way for the Queen to speak to a range of people from all walks of life who have made a positive impact in their community.

Each year, she typically hosts three Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace and one at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland.

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These garden parties begin when the Queen, Prince Philip and other members of the Royal Family enter the garden upon which the National Anthem is played by one of the two military bands present.

While the bands continue to play a selection of music, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh circulate among the guests through ‘lanes’.

Each royal takes a different route in order to meet everyone.

The Queen then arrives at the Royal Tea Tent where she meets more guests.

However, this year, the Queen has been sadly forced to cancel her annual garden party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

In May, a tribute to the cancelled garden parties was made on social media.

A series of images showing photographs of the Queen at these events, in addition to a painting of Queen Victoria hosting a garden party in the Victorian era were posted on the Royal Family Instagram account.

The caption read: “Every year, The Queen welcomes over 30,000 guests to Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

“The Garden Parties are an important part of Her Majesty’s diary, when she can meet people who have made a positive impact in their community.

“Today would have been the season’s second Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, and guests invited this year will be welcomed in 2021.”

Typically the Queen would of help the Ceremony of the Keys at the end of June.

During this ceremony, she is officially welcomed to Edinburgh by the Lord Provost, who offers her the keys to the city.

The ceremony usually takes place on the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, marking the start of Holyrood Week, but sadly this year’s event was cancelled.

Throughout the week, Royal Family members normally take part in events in Scotland, including the garden part at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, but this year that was not the case.

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