When Queen Elizabeth first announced that she was clearing her schedule for two weeks after receiving doctors’ advice to rest, the palace said she still planned to attend Remembrance Sunday services on November 14.
In a statement, the palace explained that a sprained back was to blame for the change in schedule, adding that her new injury is unrelated to the initial, undisclosed illness that led to her one-night hospital stay last month.
“It is obviously incredibly unfortunate timing, and nobody regrets the Queen’s absence today more deeply than Her Majesty herself,” a royal source told the newspaper.
It’s a sign that royal watchers should get used to seeing her children and grandchildren fill in for her, even at the engagements she cares about the most.
On Monday, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, left for a four-day trip to Jordan and Egypt, their first foreign tour since the beginning of the pandemic.
“The Prince of Wales made sure to check in with the Queen ahead of his departure and was completely reassured of her current condition by Her Majesty herself,” the source said.
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