Fans react to Queen's decision of scrapping pre-Christmas lunch

Royal fans have expressed their sadness over the Queen's sacrifice as she has reportedly axed her Christmas plan.

The 95-year-old, who was all set for traditional Christmas lunch, has been forced to cancel her gathering at Windsor Castle.

The event has been scrapped by the Queen as a "precautionary" measure amid surging Omicron case numbers in the UK.

A senior palace source said: "The pre-Christmas family lunch will not be going ahead. The decision is a precautionary one as it is felt to put too many people’s Christmas arrangements at risk if it went ahead."

Royal fans took no time to respond to the news on Twitter, many of them expressed their sadness, with one tweeted: "To think what our Queen has gone through this year and now having to make this difficult decision is so sad. These restrictions have become intolerable and destructive, and we really need to start learning to live with Covid now."

The Queen's another well-wisher, Zanna Merryn, responded as saying: "Leading by example again, bless her. And her first without her life's partner [broken heart symbol]."

Denise L Sheffield wrote: "This is so sad. I feel so bad for the ones that are obviously in their final years and are forced to isolate. "It's really not good for anyone."

Around 50 members of the Royal Family, including Prince Charles, his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were expected to gather at Windsor Castle next Tuesday for the Queen’s Christmas lunch.