The Queen has faced months of speculation about her mobility after being pictured with a walking stick and pulling out of a Commonwealth Day service amid concerns for her comfort.
Now, however, she is thought to be cruising around Windsor Castle in a luxury four-seater golf buggy worth £62,000.
The electric cart, nicknamed “the Queen mobile”, can travel at 43mph and comes with a fridge and infotainment screen. It has a heated windscreen, cup-holders, drive-mode selection and Bluetooth speakers.
A source at Windsor told The Sun: “The cart arrived within the past fortnight. The Queen and her aides have already used it and last week she took the dogs out in it for a tour around the private grounds.
“Her Majesty is struggling with stiffness in her legs, so the cart is a perfect solution to getting her around. She’s been through a lot of physical battles recently — with Covid and her back sprain, which would take its toll on anyone, let alone someone who turns 96 next month.”
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The vehicle was said to have been built by the Danish firm Garia with Mercedes-Benz.
A Buckingham Palace source said: “Windsor has a number of buggies that are used throughout the year both privately and for public events.”
The Queen has also remarked on her mobility. In a meeting with defence chiefs last month she used a walking stick and joked: “As you can see, I can’t move.”
It has been reported that she has been pacing herself in order to attend a thanksgiving service for the life of the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey tomorrow.
