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Queen Elizabeth II was this Sunday the great absentee in an official act celebrated in London by those who died in combat because of a back problem , a new setback that keeps alarms on in the United Kingdom around the monarch’s health.
Buckingham Palace released earlier today , a statement to announce that the sovereign, of 95 years, “after having suffered a muscle injury to the back “I had decided this morning” with great regret “that I would not be able to attend the ‘Remembrance Sunday’ Service at the Cenotaph in the capital.
That official source highlighted the queen’s “disappointment” for missing what is one of the commitments that has the most meaning for her within her agenda.
It was also going to have been the first to which Isabel II was going to go in person – his last public engagement was a reception for business leaders in Windsor last 19 October- after having been resting for almost a month for medical advice.
Boris Johnson and Prince Charles, present at the event
“As in previous years, a garland will be deposited in His Majesty’s name by Prince Charles. His Royal Highness, together with the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and the Princess Alexandra will be present at the Cenotaph, today, as planned “, concluded the aforementioned statement.
Dull without the presence of the monarch, today’s event was marked by the sun emnity and military sobriety and, unlike last year, it was exempt from social restrictions despite the still high number of covid infections – 19 that this country registers daily -between 30, 000 and 30, 000 in the last four months -.
He went to Whitehall – area where government buildings are located in London- the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who remarked that it was “a moment to be together and remember those who sacrificed everything for the service of the country.”
As usual, hundreds of soldiers lined up around the Cenotaph and almost 10, 000 veterans marched in tribute to those who died in combat, in the presence of hundreds of pedestrians.
The Queen, increasingly absent
After several scares, The health of the long-lived monarch is lately a cause for concern in the country . Especially after the last 20 of October had to stay one night in hospital to undergo preliminary tests.
The queen, who was a teenager during World War II, has been forced to miss several acts – like the so-called Festival of Remembrance held yesterday at the Royal Albert Hall – for almost a month after his doctors recommended rest.
His admission was particularly alarmed on the night of 20 October at King Edward VII Hospital to undergo preliminary tests, her first hospitalization in eight years.
To the sovereign She has also been seen walking with a cane during a service at Westminster Abbey early last month. The local media were quick to note that this was the first time His Majesty had done something like this at a large public event.
When he was 90 he stopped traveling abroad, delegating to younger members of his family, although he continued keeping a busy official schedule.
The British author specializing in royalty Penny Junor warns in statements collected today by local media, that Elizabeth II is entering her 90 years, in a “new phase” in which she will not be seen in public as often.
The expert describes today’s absence as “very sad for the Queen” as it is the event of the year in which “he really, really likes to be.”
“Remembering those who died in combat is a part of its very, very important annual calendar ”, emphasizes Ju nor, which coincides with other analysts on issues of the Monarchy of this country in that this fact will generate “anxiety” among citizens because it is another “setback.”
Joe Little, Managing Director of Majesty magazine, points out that today’s absence “is clearly a setback”, in which there are “mobility problems. Arrive from Windsor with an injured back and stand 17 or years”.
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