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The Queen’s year of ill-health
It’s been a difficult 12 months for the Monarch, after spending a night in hospital last October.
October 2021
For the first time, the Queen was seen with a walking stick at a major public event, during a service at Westminster Abbey.
The next day the Palace said the queen has attended a private London hospital for “preliminary investigations”
November 2021
The Queen pulled out of a major UN climate summit in Glasgow on doctors advice.
The Monarch is told to rest and missed the annual Remembrance Sunday event on November 14.
February
The Queen tests positive for Covid-19. Buckingham Palace says she has “mild, cold-like symptoms”.
March and April
The queen pulls out of Commonwealth Day service but she attends March 29 memorial service for her late husband Prince Philip.
May
The Queen missed the ceremonial opening of parliament, only the third time she’s done so since 1952.
Her heir Prince Charles takes on her role.
June
The Queen misses significant Platinum Jubilee events for her 70th year on the throne.
She was unable to attend a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral on June 3, making only two public appearances.
September
The Queen missed the Braemar Gathering Highland Games on the first weekend of September, one of her favourite events.
She formally appoints Liz Truss as the 15th British prime minister of her reign on September 6
She carries out the ceremony at Balmoral in Scotland for the first time, as she’s unable to travel to London for the event.
