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The Queen has withdrawn from a medals ceremony at Buckingham Palace because of "continuing discomfort" in her back.The Queen has withdrawn from a medals ceremony at Buckingham Palace because of "continuing discomfort" in her back.
She had been due to present the George Cross to an army bomb disposal officer badly injured on duty in Iraq. She had been due to present the George Cross to an army bomb disposal officer badly injured in Iraq, but the Princess Royal will now take her place.
The Princess Royal will now take her place at presentations to various recipients. The 80-year-old monarch was also forced to cancel several appointments last week because of her back problems.
The 80-year-old monarch cancelled a day at the races last week and the official opening of Arsenal's new stadium because of her back problems. She will travel to Crawley in Surrey on Friday, but Prince Phillip will carry out some duties there by himself.
She strained a muscle while holidaying at Balmoral during the summer. The palace said the Queen would have a busy itinerary in the morning, but she would leave before a planned lunch with pupils at a community college and tour of a sheltered housing scheme.
The Duke of Edinburgh stood in for his wife at Arsenal's new multimillion-pound Emirates Stadium last week, telling staff and players that she was "very disappointed" not to be there. A palace spokeswoman said: "At this stage there are no plans to cancel engagements next week, we are reviewing things on a daily basis."
The Queen strained a muscle while holidaying at Balmoral during the summer.
The Duke of Edinburgh stood in for his wife at the opening Arsenal's new multimillion-pound Emirates Stadium last week.
He told staff and players that she was "very disappointed" not to be there.
She has been told to scale down her schedule by doctors after returning from her recent first trip to the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.She has been told to scale down her schedule by doctors after returning from her recent first trip to the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.