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Tuesday, May 10, in the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II did not deliver her speech from the throne, due to her health. This is the third time she has missed this event.
On Tuesday May 10, Queen Elizabeth II, in power for 70 years in the United Kingdom, was unable to deliver her speech from the throne, due to her health. Her son, Prince Charles, replaces her for the first time in this exercise. On May 11, 2021, Elizabeth II was present to unveil the government’s program. She only missed it three times: in 1959 and in 1963, when she was pregnant.e, as well as This year. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said that “The Queen continues to have episodic mobility problems”.
At 96, the Queen, who had been hospitalized and had caught Covid-19, must move around with the help of a cane. Elizabeth II rarely appears in public. In March 2022, the mass in tribute to her husband Philip had been adapted to limit his movements. “It’s normal, she is 96 years old, it is the heir to the throne who replaces her”, says a man. In June 2022, the Queen must celebrate her platinum jubilee, to celebrate her 70 years of reign.
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