Queen Elizabeth cancels appearances due to movement problems

Queen Elizabeth II will not attend a royal engagement on Tuesday due to health issues.

Buckingham Palace revealed in a statement on Monday that Her Royal Highness, 96, “continues to have occasional mobility issues”.

The palace added that “in consultation with her doctors, the Queen has reluctantly decided that she will not attend the official opening of Parliament tomorrow.”

The statement concluded with the participation that Prince Charles will take over her duties at the event.

“At Her Majesty’s request, and with the approval of the relevant authorities, the Prince of Wales will read the Queen’s Speech on behalf of Her Majesty, also in the presence of the Duke of Cambridge,” the statement read.

Queen Elizabeth II contracted COVID-19 in February. Although Charles, 73, shared in March that His mother was doing “better”, Mobility issues in the elderly can be a side effect of the coronavirus.

to me The results were published in the Journal of the American Medical AssociationMiddle-aged and elderly patients who have had a mild case of COVID-19 can experience “impaired mobility and functional outcomes after infection.”

In April, Queen Elizabeth said the coronavirus had made her feel “extremely tired”.

“It leaves one very tired and exhausted, doesn’t it?” She said in a conversation with NHS staff organized by the Royal London Hospital, per CNN. “This terrible epidemic. It is not a good outcome.”

Although Her Majesty the Queen did not attend the official opening of Parliament, she is expected to be present To celebrate its annual jubilee in June.

A spokesman for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told Page Six last week that the Queen and “members of the royal family who currently carry out official public duties on behalf of the Queen” will be making official appearances to the public and taking pictures on the Buckingham Palace balcony.