Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of Parliament on Tuesday due to mobility issues, Buckingham Palace announces
"The Queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems, and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided that she will not attend the State Opening of Parliament tomorrow," it said. "At Her Majesty's request, and with the agreement of the relevant authorities, The Prince of Wales will read The Queen's speech on Her Majesty's behalf, with The Duke of Cambridge also in attendance," the Palace added.
The Queen has been absent from the opening of Parliament on only two occasions since she took the throne in 1952 -- in 1959 and 1963, when she was pregnant with Prince Andrew and Prince Edward respectively. On those occasions, the speech was read by the Lord Chancellor.
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