Her Majesty was spotted arriving at King’s Lynn railway station in Norfolk, this morning. She was boarding a train as she returned to London after spending the Christmas period at Sandringham House in north Norfolk. Her appearnace comes just hours after her grandson Peter Phillips announced he was spliting from wife Autumn. 

The monarch was dressed in a pale blue patterned headscarf and blue coat and carrying her trademark black handbag.

The 93-year-old head of state’s annual stay on her private estate was less peaceful than usual.

She held a “Megxit” crisis summit in early January, resulting in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quitting royal life and dropping their HRH styles for a life of financial freedom.

The Queen was heading back to London on the day the news was confirmed that her eldest grandson Peter Phillips has split from his wife Autumn.

He will be the first of her grandchildren to divorce.

The monarch stays in Sandringham each year over the Christmas period until after the anniversary of her accession on February 6 – also the anniversary of the death of her father, George VI.

This year, she reached her 68th year on the throne – and is only two years away from her platinum jubilee.

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