Queen Elizabeth pulls herself out of the celebration of the Commonwealth ceremony because of her health issues.
Queen Elizabeth’s diary is “under review” after she was forced to pull out of yet another major royal event. The monarch is continuing to scale back her diary after it was announced she would miss the Commonwealth Day service.
It is the first time in nearly a decade that the 95-year-old monarch has missed the event. The last time she missed the event was because she had suspected food poisoning.
The 95-year-old monarch will not attend the Commonwealth Day ceremony in London after palace aides reportedly expressed concerns about Her Majesty standing for an hour.
A source told the Daily Mail that taxing royal events such as investitures will instead be attended by the Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
A source said: “The Queen is still as alert, able and interested as ever but, physically, she isn’t as strong as she once was, which is entirely understandable for a woman of her age.”
‘The Royal Family understands the important role investitures play in recognizing service and celebrating people’s contribution to society and there has been a real drive to catch up on the backlog created by Covid restrictions.point 491 |
It’s easy to envisage that they will continue in that vein but I wouldn’t rule out Her Majesty doing smaller or one-off investitures,” the source added.point 139 | 1
The Queen who recently recovered from Covid-19 is said to “regret” missing the Commonwealth event, with Prince Charles taking her place. The cancellation was not caused by any new illness or ailment.
This means standing on her feet for hour-long public investiture awarding honors may be difficult for her so the job will be given to other Royals. The service would have been the Queen’s first major public appearance since reaching her Platinum Jubilee milestone.
Her Majesty has suffered a string of health issues since last autumn and has been seen with a walking stick more often. The Queen is said to be resting so she can attend Prince Philip’s thanksgiving memorial in two weeks.
She returned to in-person events last Monday when she welcomed Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau to Windsor Castle.point 422 |
Despite saying the “frailties that come with living a long life” are catching up with her, the source stressed she is not unwell and is “as committed to her duties of state as ever”.point 173 | 1
All members of the royal family are expected to attend, apart from Prince Harry, who sparked anger by pulling out of Philip’s ceremony over security concerns. He is, however, set to fly from his US home to the Netherlands next month for the Invictus Games.