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QUEEN IS 'BREAKING GROUND' BY SHARING PRIVATE CALL SAYS EXPERT The Queen has been riding her horses daily and enjoying long dinners with Prince Philip while she self-isolates in

Windsor Castle. Her majesty has had more free time than ever after many of her traditional warm-weather events, from the Buckingham Palace garden parties to her June birthday celebration

Trooping the Colour, were canceled for the year. RELATED ARTICLES Now, one of her majesty's most traditional spring celebrations, the Chelsea Flower Show has come under threat due to

the coronavirus crisis. However, staff have now found a way for the show to continue virtually. The show will now feature virtual gardening advice sessions online and garden tours on the

BBC. On Monday, what would have been the first day of the in-person festival, the queen released a statement celebrating the Royal Horticultural Society’s creative solution. This year's

Chelsea Flower show will be a virtual one as the coronavirus wreaks havoc with the Queen (Image: GETTY) The Queen has been social distancing with Prince Philip at Windsor castle and has

been enjoying the world of tech with regular video calls with her grandchildren (Image: GETTY) “My family and I have always enjoyed visiting the Show, and I know that your Members and

Supporters will be disappointed that they are unable to attend in person this year,” she said in a letter. “As patron of the Royal Horticultural Society, I was pleased to hear that you will

be providing gardening advice and virtual sessions on your website.” She also mentioned her family’s long history with the show. The first Chelsea Flower show was opened by her

great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra in 1913. JUST IN: PRINCE CHARLES URGES FURLOUGHED WORKERS TO 'PICK FOR VICTORY' The Queen has been riding her horses daily and enjoying long

dinners with Prince Philip (Image: GETTY) RELATED ARTICLES The Queen herself has attended the show most years since she was just 10-years-old. Other members of the Royal Family usually

attend every year, and some royals have even sponsored their own gardens. Last year, Kate Middleton took a hands-on approach to a garden designed for young children. Prince Charles designed

a garden in honour of the Queen Mother in 2002, and Prince Harry sponsored them on behalf of his charity Sentebale in 2013 and 2015. DON'T MISS: QUEEN'S 'PERSONAL GIFT'

TO CAMILLA THAT SHOWS HER 'HIGH REGARD' [EXCLUSIVE] PRINCESS ANNE'S BIG 'REGRET' AT SON PETER PHILLIPS' DIVORCE REVEALED [HEARTBREAKING] QUEEN VE DAY SPEECH:

QUEEN SHARES 'VIVID' WW2 MEMORIES AND 'PRIDE' [VIDEO] Many of the Queen's traditional warm-weather events have been cancelled (Image: GETTY) Staff have now found a

way for the show to continue virtually (Image: GETTY) The Queen added: “I am sure that my grandmother, Queen Mary, who first attended the Chelsea Flower Show in 1916, would be delighted that

many people today have an enthusiasm for horticulture, and that gardening remains a popular pastime in the United Kingdom." Despite lockdown wiping the Queen's schedule, her

majesty is in “excellent spirits” at Windsor Castle, according to a royal insider. Sources have said the Queen expects to resume her public duty “as soon as she possibly can” and plans to

“work harder than ever” after the lockdown is lifted. During the lockdown, the Queen is said to have been relying on her “substitutes” to take the royal lead. Royal Family Tree (Image:

EXPRESS) These include Prince Charles and Camilla along with Prince William and Kate Middleton, who have all been doing their bit for the NHS. A royal source said the Queen is “riding every

day” and “making the most of her time”, but is “looking forward to getting back to normal”. In addition, the monarch has been spending more quality time with her husband, Prince Philip, 97.

The Queen traditionally stays at Windsor around this time for Easter Court, but she is enjoying a prolonged stay with the Duke of Edinburgh, who usually returns to Sandringham later this

month. Last year, Kate Middleton took a hands-on approach to a garden designed for young children (Image: GETTY) The source told Vanity Fair: “One of the nicest things for the Queen is that

she is getting to spend more time with her husband than she usually would. “They have dinner together in the evenings and I imagine the Queen is of the generation where she dresses for

dinner. “She is riding out every day and is making the most of this time in isolation.” The source continued: “I think we will see her doing private audiences again and more of the work we

are used to seeing her do in public at some point in the future.”