The Queen has headed to her private bolthole on the Sandringham estate to reflect "after a traumatic 12 months", a royal expert has said.
Yesterday, pictures showed H er Majesty making the emotional pilgrimage from Windsor Castle to Sandringham for a stay at the five-bedroom cottage Wood Farm.
The cottage is where the late Prince Philip lived following his retirement from public life and is where the Queen and her beloved husband could relax together.