Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the royal engagement on Tuesday due to health problems.
Her Royal Highness, 96, “continues to experience sporadic mobility problems,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement Monday.
The palace added that in a “consultation with her doctors”, the queen “reluctantly decided not to attend the state opening of parliament tomorrow”.
The statement ended with the sharing that Prince Charles will take over her responsibilities at the event.
“At Her Majesty’s request and with the consent of the relevant authorities, the Prince of Wales will read the Queen’s speech on behalf of Her Majesty, with the Duke of Cambridge in attendance,” it said.
Queen Elizabeth II contracted COVID-19 in February. Although 73-year-old Charles said in March that his mother was doing “better”, mobility problems in the elderly could be a side effect of the coronavirus.
Queen Elizabeth will not attend the state opening of the parliament due to health problems.UK Press via Getty Images
According to findings published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, middle-aged and elderly patients who have had even a mild case of COVID-19 may experience “impaired mobility and functional outcomes after infection.”
In April, Queen Elizabeth said the coronavirus had left her “very tired”.
“It really leaves a person very tired and exhausted, doesn’t it?” She said in an interview with National Health Service staffed by Royal London Hospital, according to CNN. “This terrible pandemic. That’s not a good result. “
The 96-year-old royal is still expected to attend his anniversary next month. Getty Images
Although Her Majesty did not attend the state opening of parliament, she is still expected to attend her annual anniversary in June.
A spokesman for Prince Harry and Megan Markle told Page Six last week that the Queen and “those members of the royal family who are currently taking official public duties on behalf of the Queen” will make the official public appearance and take photos on Buckingham Palace’s balcony. .
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