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Queen Elizabethwill not attend the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, PEOPLE has confirmed.
The statement continued, “Her Majesty is disappointed not to attend the Reception but will deliver an address to the assembled delegates via a recorded video message.”
The news comes just hours after the 95-year-old monarchresumed her royals dutieson Tuesday morning with a virtual audience from her home in Windsor. Last Wednesday, the Queencanceled a scheduled trip to Northern Irelandto mark the nation’s 100th anniversary after doctors advised her to rest.
The next day, it was revealed that the monarch had stayed overnight in the hospital.
Princess Anne and Queen Elizabeth.ARTHUR EDWARDS/POOL/AFP via Getty
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Speculation was revived about the well-being Queen — who is Britain’s longest-serving monarch at nearly 70 years on the throne — when she andPrincess Anne, 71, attended a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey. On that day, the Queenwalked with the assistance of a canefor the first time since 2003, when she was recovering from knee surgery.
The Queen had taken back up royal duties following her stay at her beloved Balmoral Castle in Scotland during the summer and early fall.
Prince Charles, 73, andPrince William, 39, are still expected to travel to Glasgow to represent the royals and urge world leaders tojoin them in confronting the global climate crisis.
source: people.com
