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Queen Elizabeth II will miss a prescheduled royal engagement Friday after feeling “discomfort” during Thursday’s monumental Platinum Jubilee.
“The Queen greatly enjoyed today’s Birthday Parade and Flypast but did experience some discomfort,” a spokesperson for the royal family said in a statement.
“Taking into account the journey and activity required to participate in tomorrow’s National Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral, her Majesty with great reluctance has concluded not to attend.”
The statement concluded, “The Queen is looking forward to participating in tonight’s Beacon lighting event at Windsor Castle and would like to thank all those who made today such a memorable occasion.”
Her Majesty, 96, appeared in good spirits Thursday as she waved to the crowd outside of Buckingham Palace to honor her 70 years on the British throne.
She was joined by several members of the royal family, including Kate Middleton, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, who all coordinated in blue with the Queen for her annual birthday celebration, Trooping the Colour.
Prince William and his children with Middleton, Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, were also present — with the youngest stealing the show due to his adorable antics.
He was photographed hilariously reacting to the loud airplanes flying overhead with his mouth open and his eyes squeezed shut, and at one point, appeared to scream with his hands over both ears.
The Queen did not appear perturbed by the toddler’s behavior, so perhaps her recent health issues are to blame for her pending absence at Friday’s event.
In May, she cancelled her appearance at the State Opening of Parliament due to “episodic mobility issues” she had been experiencing.
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Queen Elizabeth II contracted COVID-19 in February and although Prince Charles shared in March that his mother was doing “better,” mobility issues in the elderly can be a side effect of the coronavirus.
According to findings published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, middle-aged and elderly patients who have had even a mild case of COVID-19 can experience “worsened mobility and functioning outcomes following infection.”
In April, Queen Elizabeth shared that the coronavirus had left her feeling “very tired.”
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