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1. Some things never change. British monarchs have always fled London during epidemics.

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 04:39 PM

Mar 2020

I am kind of surprised she didn't just head up to Balmoral.

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Queen quits Buckingham Palace over coronavirus fears [View all] left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 OP

To be fair she is in her 90's Soph0571 Mar 2020 #2

Safer but further from her doctor Soph0571 Mar 2020 #4

We've been to Buckingham Palace twice, in '85 and 2000, secondwind Mar 2020 #9

How fortunate! Siwsan Mar 2020 #10

Balmoral. Careful. More than half of Scots Ghost Dog Mar 2020 #6

Ah, but her mother was a Scot, so I think she'd be ok Siwsan Mar 2020 #7

Her mom did not flee London during the air raids secondwind Mar 2020 #8

That wasn't a plague. And the entire family stayed in London. Siwsan Mar 2020 #11

One of the big topics of conversation right now... T_i_B Mar 2020 #13