The Queen gave a statement on Thursday but the Mail on Sunday report she will give a full address at the right moment. Discussions have been held between Number 10 and the Buckingham Palace. A source explained: “It has been agreed the address will happen at a key moment in the crisis and that it will be a hugely important way to lift the nation’s morale.

“There is no one more experienced than Her Majesty and she will know exactly the right moment to address the country.

“Sadly, there are some very difficult times ahead. The country is going to be hurting. The voice of Her Majesty will provide calm reassurance that, ultimately, we will get through this.”

With the exception of her annual Christmas message, it will be the first time Her Majesty has addressed the nation in this way since the death of her mother Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother in 2002.

It comes as the number of cases crossed 5,000 in the UK, the Department for Health and Social Care confirmed.

The Queen, who turns 94 next month, is in Windsor Castle with husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

According to Architectural Design, the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace has been cancelled until further notice.

In her statement, The Queen said: “As Philip and I arrive at Windsor today, we know that many individuals and families across the United Kingdom, and around the world, are entering a period of great concern and uncertainty.

“We are all being advised to change our normal routines and regular patterns of life for the greater good of the communities we live in and, in particular, to protect the most vulnerable within them.

“At times such as these, I am reminded that our nation’s history has been forged by people and communities coming together to work as one, concentrating our combined efforts with a focus on the common goal.”

The head of state continued: “We are enormously thankful for the expertise and commitment of our scientists, medical practitioners and emergency and public services; but now more than any time in our recent past, we all have a vitally important part to play as individuals – today and in the coming days, weeks and months.

“Many of us will need to find new ways of staying in touch with each other and making sure that loved ones are safe. I am certain we are up to that challenge.

“You can be assured that my family and I stand ready to play our part.”

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It was the Queen’s grandson Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge who became the first royals to meet NHS frontline staff tackling the coronavirus crisis.

The Cambridge’s visited a call centre in Croydon, which deals with the whole of South East London.

William and Kate were seen using hand sanitiser twice and stayed two metres away from others at all times.

One worker, supervisor Courtney Campbell, asked the Duke and Duchess for a photo and instinctively went to shake hands.

The Prince, formerly a pilot in the East Anglian Air Ambulance, laughed and explained: “Don’t shake hands.”

He added: “We can do a photograph if we are not within a metre of each other.”

William’s younger brother Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex has been forced to cancel the Invictus Games as a result of the outbreak.

The games for injured service personnel were scheduled for The Hague in 2020 but have been postponed for 2021.

Harry said in a video message competitors and ex-servicemen should “look after yourselves and one another”.

Of the decision he said it was “difficult” but the “most sensible and safest option”.

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