“The Queen enjoyed the parade for her birthday today and the flypast very much but she felt some discomfort”has announced Thursday Buckingham Palace.
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Acclaimed by the crowd on Thursday June 2 on the balcony of Buckingham, Queen Elizabeth II, in fragile health, will miss the religious service celebrated on Friday for her 70 years of reign. “The Queen enjoyed the parade for her birthday today and the flypast very much but she felt some discomfort”Buckingham Palace announced Thursday.
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“Taking into consideration the route and activity required for the service of thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Her Majesty has reluctantly concluded that she will not participate”, he added. This announcement rekindles concerns about the declining state of health of the 96-year-old sovereign, who has difficulty walking and whose official appearances have become increasingly rare since a night in the hospital in October.
On Thursday evening, the monarch still took part in a ceremony at Windsor Castle, from where she remotely lit a huge sculpture representing a 21-meter-high tree in front of Buckingham Palace. At the same time, thousands of signal lights were lit across the UK and Commonwealth countries in his honor.