Queen Elizabeth II Struggled ‘A Bit’ on Her 1st Christmas Without Prince Philip — But Her Family ‘Brightened’ the Day

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Missing her person. Queen Elizabeth II had a somewhat melancholy Christmas while celebrating the holiday for the first time in more than 70 years without Prince Philip.“Christmas was a bit of a struggle for the queen without Prince Philip by her side,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “And not being able to spend it with her whole family [didn’t help].”The 95-year-old Monarch rang in the holiday season without Philip, who passed away in April at the age of 99, and away from her extended family amid a rise in coronavirus cases in the U.K.“She’s not one to wallow in self-pity and kept her chin up,” the insider says, noting that her grandson Prince William “liaised” with Prince Charles, who visited the queen on Christmas, and Princess