Royal Family News: Queen Given A State-Of-The-Art Elevator Due To Mobility Issues

British royal family news divulges that Queen Elizabeth has had one of her favorite residences equipped with a modern £20,000 wheelchair lift. Sources told the Daily Mail that Her Majesty will now be spending, “much more time at Balmoral in Scotland,” and as such the 95-year-old monarch, “is also beefing up security around Craigowan Lodge, situated on the Balmoral estate, in Aberdeenshire, with the installation of a new security gate and a state-of-the-art intercom system.”

A series of high tech CCTV cameras will be installed and The Sun reports that she intends to spend more time there following her Platinum Jubilee celebrations this summer.

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News of the wheelchair-friendly lift comes after sources said the Queen has mobility issues. She now walks with a cane and her issues have prevented her from walking her corgis.

It is said she will receive a Lifton Trio lift capable of carrying three adults. The lift will allow her to access her bedroom without having to climb the stairs. Craigowan Lodge is a favorite of the Queen, who visits the seven-bedroom stone cottage every April and August.

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The residence is a mere mile from Balmoral Castle and was used by Prince Charles and Princess Diana for their 1981 honeymoon. A Balmoral insider said of the move, “For many years we have thought it would be the perfect place for the Queen to spend more time when she’s older. It’s one of her favorite places in the country.”

“With the proper lift and now this new security, it can effectively be sealed off so she can spend much more time there quietly in her late nineties.”

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There are also plans to prevent tourists and other vehicles from getting close to the property. Ingrid Seward is the editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine and she said, “Craigowan is one of the Queen’s favorite homes. She loves being there.”

“The idea of making it easier for her so she can spend more time there in the future is a great idea. It’s a big, big house. The security makes it very safe. It makes perfect sense. It’s a home she has always enjoyed and it gives her a bit of independence.”

Royal biographer Penny Junor added of the arrangement, “I don’t think we will see her out and about as much as it’s quite clear her mobility is challenged. She does love Scotland but I would not think she would use it (the cottage) year round. It’s a lovely place for the summer but it’s pretty cold and bleak during the winter.”

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