LONDON --
Queen Elizabeth II will miss subsequent week's Commonwealth Service, Buckingham Palace has stated, in what was resulting from have been the 95-year-old's first in-person public engagement since being suggested to relaxation by her medical doctors.
The world's oldest and longest-reigning monarch, has been little seen since she spent an evening in hospital final October for an unspecified ailment, and was then instructed by her medical workforce to relaxation.
Final month, she examined optimistic for COVID-19, struggling delicate cold-like signs, however was nicely sufficient to fulfill Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Fort on Monday.
Nevertheless, Buckingham Palace stated her son and inheritor Prince Charles would act in her place at subsequent week's annual service for the Commonwealth of 54 nations which she heads.
"After discussing the preparations with the Royal Family, the Queen has requested The Prince of Wales to characterize Her Majesty on the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday," the Palace stated in an announcement.
"The queen will proceed with different deliberate engagements, together with in individual Audiences, within the week forward."
The choice was not associated to any sickness, however as a result of associated to discussions concerning the consolation of getting the queen to and from the service.
Shortly after she celebrated the seventieth anniversary of the taking the throne in February, a palace supply stated she meant to return to regular duties.
Since then she has primarily carried out duties nearly from her Windsor Fort house, however she had been anticipated to attend three engagements this month, together with the Commonwealth Service.
One other one - a diplomatic reception at Windsor Fort - had already been postponed as a result of the federal government felt the timing was inappropriate.
She remains to be anticipated to attend a service of thanksgiving for the lifetime of Prince Philip, her husband of 73 years who died aged 99 final April, at London's Westminster Abbey on the finish of March.
Nevertheless, one royal who is not going to be attending that service is her grandson Prince Harry, who now lives in Los Angeles together with his American spouse Meghan and has been concerned in a court docket battle with the British authorities over his safety.
His spokesperson stated Harry wouldn't be returning to Britain later this month, however hoped to go to the queen as quickly as doable.
Harry's relationship with the opposite royals has been strained since he moved to the USA from the place they've delivered some barbed assaults on his household and the queen's family.
(Reporting by Michael Holden; Modifying by Hugh Lawson and Alison Williams)
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