Inside Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth will be self-isolating during the coronavirus pandemic

Queen Elizabeth left Buckingham Palace in London today for Windsor Castle - an early move prompted by the rapid spread of coronavirus in the capital.

Windsor Castle is one of the 93-year-old’s favourite royal residences. The monarch, who regularly spends her weekends at the lavish estate, generally spends a month there over the Easter break but has moved up her plans, meaning she’ll have 13 acres of land to social distance in.

In the past, Queen Elizabeth has hosted a number of 'dine and sleeps' at Windsor Castle for notable guests such as state leaders.

The Queen is occasionally seen driving around the grounds in one of her Range Rovers and Windsor Castle is where she has been spotted out riding, even at the age of 93.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said, “Her Majesty will move to Windsor Castle for the Easter period on Thursday 19th March, one week earlier than planned. It is likely the Queen will stay there beyond the Easter period.”

Surrounded by lush 210,000 square metre grounds - which include a pine tree forest, horse stables, ponds as well as fruit and vegetable gardens - part of the home is usually open to the public.

However, from Saturday, Windsor Castle will be closed off to visitors.

Here’s a few facts about Queen Elizabeth’s beloved weekend home where she is likely to be residing for a number of weeks.

You can expect to see the Royal Standard flying proudly over the castle for the foreseeable future, as it’s always raised high above it when the Queen is staying there.

You’ll have seen St George’s Chapel in many headlines over the past few years, as it was the site of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, as well as the wedding of Princess Beatrice and Jack Brooksbanks.

The chapel is known as a Royal Peculiar - a church that pays direct allegiance to the Queen rather than to the Church of England.

A Muslim prayer room was also introduced after a member of staff required somewhere to pray during Ramadan.

Homes in the Royal Collection Trust are generally lavishly decorated and Windsor Castle is one of the grandest.

With employees hired just to maintain the soft furnishings and curtains in the castle, it was revealed there are 379 clocks and 300 fireplaces in the castle alone.

The Royal archives and photography collection are held in this stone tower, meaning the Queen could have lot of time to reflect on her family history.

The Waterloo room is where a number of big meetings and events are held, and its walls are covered in paintings by Sir Thomas Lawrence commemorating the defeat of Napoleon in 1815.