and do you think it is going to be a good take up over the rest of the weekend with you open these two days? i hope so, yes. i believe there will be a fair amount of people coming in. ok, thank you very much. as scotland, wales and northern ireland have introduced new restrictions as the omicron variant continues to spread, we are still waiting to see if england introduces new restrictions next week. queen elizabeth will spend christmas day at windsor castle with a smaller group of family members than in previous years. she decided not to travel to sandringham for her traditional family gathering as a precautionary measure amid rising coronavirus cases. she s expected to give a very personal christmas message later her first since the death of her husband, prince philip. here s our royal correspondent nicolas witchell. the queen will be joined in windsor by six members of herfamily the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall, the earl and countess of wessex, and the duke and duch
airlines are now calling for reduced quarantine for vaccinated staff, with delta s ceo asking for those experiencing breakthrough infections to isolate five days instead of ten. but in the meantime, many will still be struggling to make it home for the holidays. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. queen elizabeth will spend christmas day at windsor castle with a smaller group of family members than in previous years. she decided not to travel to sandringham for her traditional family gathering as a precautionary measure amid rising coronavirus cases. she s expected to give a very personal christmas message later her first since the death of her husband, prince philip. here s our royal correspondent nicolas witchell. the queen will be joined in windsor by six members of herfamily the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall, the earl and countess of wessex, and the duke and duchess of gloucester. there will be a morning service at st george s chapel inside windsor castle though this will
as a precautionary measure amid rising coronavirus cases. she s expected to give a very personal christmas message later her first since the death of her husband, prince philip. here s our royal correspondent nicolas witchell. the queen will be joined in windsor by six members of herfamily the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall, the earl and countess of wessex, and the duke and duchess of gloucester. there will be a morning service at st george s chapel inside windsor castle though this will not be attended by the queen. god save the queen plays. then, at three o clock, the queen s christmas message will be broadcast. it was recorded a few days ago at windsor with the opening music, the national anthem, played by the central band of the royal british legion in this, their centenary year. the broadcast itself will be a very personal one this year, according to buckingham palace. the queen is expected to speak for the first time in some detail about the loss of her husband,
and bringing in potential new restrictions telling people what they have to do with this new variant, so very, very difficult moment, and that picture adding to it. we will talk about the trial of ghislaine maxwell as there were closing arguments today in new york. buckingham palace has announced that the queen has decided to celebrate christmas at windsor and will not travel to sandringham, where the royal family usually spend christmas. here s nicolas witchell on the reasons why. to put it quite plainly, it would have looked and felt all wrong at a time when concern about the omicron variant is increasing quite considerably both here in the united kingdom and in other countries for britain s head of state to be seen to have been engaging and taking part in her normal large family gathering at her norfolk estate in sandringham. now, the queen always likes to feel that she is in tune with what is happening across the country, she likes to lead by example, so now we are told that this