The Queen won't be attending this weekend's Epsom Derby, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
Instead, The Mirror reports, the 96-year-old monarch will send her daughter Princess Anne in her place . She had been due to attend the horse racing event during the Platinum Jubilee weekend, which has seen the country turn out to celebrate 70 years of her reign.
Concerns about the monarch's health have been raised over recent months, and this is the second event of the long bank holiday weekend that she'll be missing. She appeared twice during celebrations on Thursday, but missed Friday's thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral.
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It is believed the Queen, who is struggling with ongoing mobility issues, is continuing to rest after suffering discomfort from standing for long periods at Trooping the Colour on Thursday.
The Queen reportedly had a "lovely time" during Thursday's celebration but found the day "very tiring", the Duchess of Cambridge is said to have told an attendee at the Guildhall reception on Friday.
Sky News reported that Gill Smallwood, from Bolton, a chief executive of a domestic violence charity, spoke with Kate after a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral. Ms Smallwood said she asked Kate how the Queen was doing and said Kate told her the Queen "was fine, it was just very tiring yesterday, and she (the Queen) had had a lovely, lovely time".
It's thought that missing the event will come as a blow to Queen Elizabeth, who is known for her love of horses and horse racing. She has only missed the Derby on four occasions in the past 75 years, and had had three of her best horses put forward to compete this weekend.
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