Sunday November 14th 2021
New health problems
Queen Elizabeth II does not appear in public
Remembrance Sunday is one of the UK’s most important memorial days. After weeks of health problems, Queen Elizabeth II also wants to use the occasion to return to the public stage. But the body is on strike again.
The British Queen Elizabeth II canceled her participation in the traditional World War II commemoration in London at short notice. The reason for this is back problems, says Buckingham Palace. The date would have been the first official appearance of the 95-year-old since her hospital stay in October.
“After spraining her back, the Queen decided with great regret that she would not be able to attend today’s Remembrance Sunday ceremony,” a statement said. The queen was “disappointed”.
As the British news agency PA reported, citing unnamed sources, the sprain is said to have occurred only recently. Accordingly, there were concerns as to whether traveling in the car and standing during the memorial ceremony for the fallen could affect recovery. The Queen therefore remains in Windsor.
Important appointment
The monarch’s rejection is likely to fuel worries about her health again. After a hospital stay in October, she was given several weeks of rest. The November memorial ceremony, however, is one of the royals’ most important dates on the calendar. It was therefore firmly expected that the Queen would do everything possible to participate in the event in London’s government district.
On Remembrance Sunday, which always takes place on the Sunday after the anniversary of the end of World War II on November 11, 1918, Great Britain pays tribute to its fallen soldiers. The royals lay wreaths at the central memorial, the cenotaph. Heir to the throne, Prince Charles (73), has been taking on this task for the Queen for several years. But she wanted to attend the ceremony from a balcony in the nearby Foreign Ministry