Her Majesty the Queen is seen beaming in a newly released portrait but an expert has shared a ‘telling’ sign that she may be struggling.The 95-year-old has been busily preparing for her Platinum Jubilee but there’s plenty of engagements to attend before the public holiday in June.These include a diplomatic reception at Windsor, the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey and a service of thanksgiving for Prince Philip - all in March.Taking to Twitter, the Daily Mail’s royal editor Rebecca English said the Queen ‘hopes to attend’ the three events.
But former BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt had a more worrying reaction. Retweeting the post, Mr Hunt said: “The palace’s use of the words ‘hopes to attend’ is telling and an acknowledgement the Queen has become frailer in recent months.” It’s not the first time royal followers have expressed concern about the Queen.
Back in October, Her Majesty followed doctors’ advice to cancel a two-day royal tour of Northern Ireland and spent the night in hospital.The palace released a statement, sharing that the Queen had undergone ‘preliminary investigations’.
And Her Majesty spent time resting at Windsor Castle before returning to ‘light royal duties’. In December, just two months after stepping back from her busy schedule, the Queen was back on form and completed six royal duties in one day alone!
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