Elizabeth II missed Remembrance Sunday Buckingham Palace said on Sunday that she was serving in London to pay tribute to the British war victims who died from a sprained back.
This service is one of the most important services on the 95-year-old monarch’s calendar, and it is widely expected that she will make her first public appearance in recent weeks after canceling the event on the advice of a doctor.
“The Queen sprained her back and decided with great regret this morning that she will not be able to participate in the Memorial Day service held at the monument today,” the official said in a statement a few hours before the ceremony. “Her Majesty is disappointed that she will miss service.”
Last month, the Queen stayed in a London hospital for one night after undergoing a medical examination. This is her first such stay in eight years. On October 29, the palace said she was told by the doctor to take a two-week break and only undertake some light work.
She cancelled her plan to attend the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, but sent a video message.
But officials said at the time that attending the National Day of Remembrance service “still remains the Queen’s firm will.” On Thursday, Buckingham Palace said that the Queen plans to watch the ceremony at the Monument War Memorial in central London from the balcony, as she has done for years.
The Queen served as an army driver and mechanic in World War II and attaches great importance to Remembrance Sunday, a solemn ceremony to commemorate the sacrifices made by fallen soldiers and women.The national service held after the Armistice Day on November 11 is traditionally marked by wearing poppies and a national two-minute silence at 11 a.m.
On Sunday, other royals and politicians presided over the ceremony in London’s Whitehall, and hundreds of soldiers and veterans lined up around the monument. This is the first time the incident has returned to normal since the pandemic began.
After the horn of the Royal Marines blew the “last stop”, the 73-year-old Prince Charles presented the first wreath on behalf of the Queen as he has done in recent years. Followed by other royal family members and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The queen continued to work at home during her break, doing her desk work. She spent most of her time in Windsor Castle in west London, and on weekends visited Sandringham, the royal manor in the east of England.
Britain’s longest-lived and longest-reigning monarch Elizabeth will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee next year-the 70th anniversary of her ascension-
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