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Buckingham Palace did not comment on the reports, but a source says that decisions about whether the Queen is attending haven’t been made yet and will be announced closer to the event.
Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth in June 2022.Hannah McKay/getty
The Queen has been experiencing mobility issues in recent months and finds it difficult to stand for long periods. She has been using a walking cane and even complained about mobility problems, joking during an in-person meeting: “Well, as you can see, I can’t move!”
After appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour last week, the palace announced that the monarch would not attend the following day’s service of thanksgiving in her honor. She lit the Platinum Jubilee beacons on Thursday night, then did not step out in person again until the grand finale on Sunday, when she ended the Platinum Jubilee Pageant with a surprise appearance alongside her family on the palace balcony again.
“The Queen greatly enjoyed today’s Birthday Parade and Flypast but didexperience some discomfort,” a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said last week.
Her own high expectations for herself are a factor in keeping the Queen from taking part, says royal historian Robert Lacey in this week’s issue of PEOPLE: “She would not want to stumble— not for her own sake but for the distress it would cause other people.”
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A source told PEOPLE that the Queen’s episodic mobility issues flared during the course of the day on Thursday. She was pictured using her cane on the palace balcony as she took the salute and viewed the flypast alongside members of the royal family.
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“Yes, she [the Queen] was fine, it was just very tiring yesterday,” Kate said,according to PA, adding that the monarch “had had a lovely, lovely time.”
source: people.com
