The Queen was all smiles this morning as she visited Wolferton Pumping Station on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to mark its grand reopening - 72 years after her father opened the original site.

CHRIS MULLIN: Her Majesty signed away the life of killer Sir Richard Sharples. She remarked to the Counsellor handling it: 'Fancy appealing to me for mercy. Do you know he even shot the dog?'

The 93-year-old's decision to cover her hands came as the Government warned the death rate for  people infected is 'significantly ramped up' among the elderly.

A source has told Us Weekly that the Queen, 93, is concerned she will miss out on seeing her youngest great-grandson grow up as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle build a new life in Canada.

Buckingham Palace announced that the 93-year-old head of state will decamp to the Berkshire royal residence on Thursday - a week earlier than she usually does for Easter Court.

The hugely-popular meeting in June will not be held as a public event due to the coronavirus pandemic but organisers hope the five-day meeting in June can take place behind closed doors.

After a truly shattering discovery ripped Lynsey Crombie's world apart, she found her therapy in housework

He found global fame with One Direction, so it's unsurprising Niall Horan has rubbed shoulders with a few iconic figures over the years. 

MailOnline Travel's Sadie Whitelocks embarked on a whirlwind tour of Crete's vineyards with the Queen's wine and spirit merchant, Berry Bros. & Rudd.

She was awarded an Order of Australia for her 'service to the media and to brain cancer awareness' this long weekend.

She is always one to make a statement on the red carpet. And the star definitely had all eyes on her when she stepped out on Monday night to attend the British Fashion Awards

18th Century portraits, British Punk and the Queen at Libertines statement New York Fashion Week show

The U.S. president quoted his predecessor as he took part in the British commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, led by Queen Elizabeth II, in Portsmouth, on the English south coast.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were delighted to receive a New York Yankees jersey personalised for their son at the London Stadium in Stratford ahead of a match with the Red Sox.

Royal commentator Ingrid Seward told Ok! magazine that the Queen, 93, struggles with the idea of divorce. She said the royal was 'thankful' for Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton's, 38, marriage.

The Duchess of Cambridge paid a subtle tribute to the Queen as she joined Prince William on the West End last night. The couple watched Dear Evan Hansen.

Speaking from Norfolk, William admitted he was 'worried' when he learned Prince Charles had been diagnosed with COVID-19 and said the family is trying to protect the Queen and Prince Philip.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have taken to their Sussex Royal Instagram account to share the Queen's message, urging the UK to come together amid the coronavirus crisis.

Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, shared an Instagram story featuring clapping emojis tonight while other royals like the Cambridges and Wessexes shared heartfelt video tributes.

The Duchess of Sussex's father has once again spoken out against his daughter, claiming she should return to England to support the royal family amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Harry, 35, has told his and Meghan Markle's agent Nick Collins in no uncertain terms that he and his wife will not do anything that is 'detrimental to the Queen'.

Known to buy the occasional outfit for the Duchess of Cambridge, the Countess of Wessex is also now a 'secret shopper' for the Queen.

Prince George, six, Princess Charlotte, five, and Prince Louis, one, led the UK in showing appreciation for NHS staff, and royal fans were quick to spot family resemblances in the video.

Prince William and Kate Middleton paid tribute to the Monarch this morning with the message: 'Wishing Her Majesty The Queen a very happy 94th Birthday today!'

Princess Charlotte is set to spend her fifth birthday in isolation with her parents and brothers at Anmer Hall. A source told the Sun the young royal would also video call her great-grandmother the Queen.

The Queen, 94, and Prince Charles, 72, were among the first to send their best wishes to Princess Charlotte on Instagram as she celebrates her fifth birthday at Anmer Hall in Norfolk today.

Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 38, shared a series of black-and-white photographs of crowds celebrating VE Day in London, including one of the Queen, 93, as she worked as a mechanic.

RICHARD KAY: Above all Harry's speech demonstrated how raw and how unpredictable the drama over his and Meghan's split from the royals really is.

Chris Hemsworth's wife, Elsa Pataky, has won over her neighbours in Byron Bay, after previously ruffling feathers by constructing a $20million 'mega mansion'. 

The monarch made a surprise plea to Scots to 'think very carefully' about how they would vote, just a week before the 2014 vote. The No campaign went on to win the vote 55 per cent to 45 per cent.

Soon after David Cameron's intervention, the Queen told a well-wisher near Balmoral that she hoped 'people would think very carefully about the future'.

David Cameron was today accused of blabbing about the Queen again as he revealed she would drive him at 'breakneck speeds' around the Balmoral estate (pictured together there in 2013).

EXCLUSIVE: For David 'Spotty' Rowland, a visit to Balmoral to meet the Queen in the summer of 2010 marked the peak of his social ascent.

Mr Trump and his wife Melania, who are travelling to Ireland this afternoon, joined the monarch and Prince Charles to speak to some of the 300 men who fought on the Normandy beaches 75 years ago.

Donald Trump and his wife Melania, who moved on to Ireland this afternoon before going to France tomorrow, joined the monarch and Prince Charles to speak to World War Two veterans.

The monarchy's official Twitter account paid tribute to the military who have been on 15-hour shifts as they transform the ExCel convention centre into a 4,000 bed hospital for coronavirus patients.

The former International development Secretary made the quip about the highly controversial torture technique as he was grilled about the PM's closure of Parliament.

Prince Harry has spent every Christmas at the Royal Family's Norfolk retreat since the age of six, except for the year when he was serving in Afghanistan. But he has now decided to stay away.

ROBERT HARDMAN: There is, quite simply, no one else in Britain who could have delivered such a message with such unimpeachable authority.

ROBERT HARDMAN: No peal of bells from an empty Westminster Abbey. No thunderous gun salutes from Hyde Park, the Tower of London, Edinburgh Castle or anywhere else.

ROBERT HARDMAN: Reminding us of the central message of VE Day itself, the Queen declared: 'Never give up, never despair.'

ROBERT HARDMAN: Reminding us of the central message of VE Day itself, the Queen declared: 'Never give up, never despair.'

As if there was any doubt, Beyonce still occupies a special place quite high up in the cultural stratosphere, if not right at the very top.

In just five short minutes, Her Majesty gave the greatest speech of her life.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls views both Politologue and Dynamite Dollars as lively outsiders for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at next month's Cheltenham Festival.

SAM TURNER (Robin Goodfellow) continues his analysis of next week's meeting with a look at the big-race contenders and trends for day two.

PATRICK MARMION: Okonedo is a shrill, manipulative Cleopatra, queen of the 'treat 'em' mean, keep 'em keen' school of seduction.

In an unearthed interview shared on the Royal Family's Instagram page today, the Queen, 93, recalled being 'swept along on a tide of happiness' during VE Day celebrations in London.

Sportsmail's tennis guru Brad Gilbert gives his expert analysis on the 10 women to watch as the Wimbledon Championships get under way at the All England Club on Monday.

Banerjee's current triumph comes even as multi-crore scams like Saradha and Narada have dented the image of her party