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| The Queen to miss Remembrance Sunday service | The Queen to miss Remembrance Sunday service |
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| The Queen will no longer attend the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London as she has sprained her back. | The Queen will no longer attend the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London as she has sprained her back. |
| Buckingham Palace said the monarch was "disappointed" to miss the event. | Buckingham Palace said the monarch was "disappointed" to miss the event. |
| The palace previously said it was the Queen's "firm intention" to attend the service, after taking time away from her duties for health reasons. | |
| She made the decision to miss the event "with great regret" this morning, a statement said. | |
| As in previous years, a wreath will be laid on Her Majesty's behalf by the Prince of Wales. | As in previous years, a wreath will be laid on Her Majesty's behalf by the Prince of Wales. |
| The Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Earl and Countess of Wessex and The Princess Royal will also still attend as planned. | |
| What is Remembrance Sunday? | |
| Who gives the Queen medical advice? | |
| The Queen's back sprain is unrelated to her doctor's recent advice to rest, news agency PA Media reported. | |
| Doctors had advised the monarch to rest until mid-November after she spent a night in hospital on 20 October for checks - her first overnight hospital stay in eight years. | |
| However, she did undertake some light duties during that time, including meeting ambassadors via video link from Windsor Castle. | |
| She also recorded a video message for the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, after pulling out of attending the event in person. | |
| The Remembrance Sunday service would have been her first duty in public after her hospital stay last month. | |
| Buckingham Palace said in a statement: "The Queen, having sprained her back, has decided this morning with great regret that she will not be able to attend today's Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph. | Buckingham Palace said in a statement: "The Queen, having sprained her back, has decided this morning with great regret that she will not be able to attend today's Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph. |
| "Her Majesty is disappointed that she will miss the service." | "Her Majesty is disappointed that she will miss the service." |