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| Queen to miss Christmas Day church service 'due to cold' | Queen to miss Christmas Day church service 'due to cold' |
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| The Queen will not attend church on Christmas Day because she is still suffering from a heavy cold, Buckingham Palace has said. | The Queen will not attend church on Christmas Day because she is still suffering from a heavy cold, Buckingham Palace has said. |
| A spokesman said the Queen would stay indoors to help her recover but said she would still participate in the family's Christmas celebrations. | |
| Other members of the Royal Family are still expected to attend the service. | |
| Crowds have already gathered in Sandringham, the Queen's Norfolk estate, in expectation of the service. | |
| The Queen and Prince Philip began their Christmas break this week one day late, postponing their trip because they were both suffering from colds. | |
| They flew from Buckingham Palace to the Norfolk estate by helicopter on Thursday, having missed a train on Wednesday. | |
| A palace spokesman said: "Her Majesty the Queen will not attend church at Sandringham this morning. | |
| "The Queen continues to recover from a heavy cold and will stay indoors to assist with her recovery. | |
| "Her Majesty will participate in the Royal Family Christmas celebrations during the day." | |
| The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Earl of Wessex are among those still expected at the service. | |
| Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge are celebrating Christmas with the Middleton family in Bucklebury, Berkshire. |