Over seven decades The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have spent long periods apart and lived under the microscope of public scrutiny.
But love has endured, and, in the past year, lockdown has presented them with an impromptu opportunity for the privacy and isolation they have craved all their married life.
Insiders say the royal couple have always harboured a desire to spend their final years living a quiet life together in the country.
They went some way to realising their dream after Prince Philip retired from royal duty in 2017, when he spent most of his time at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate.
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