The Queen has taken a step back from public royal duties the last few months. Indeed the monarch will be celebrating her 96th birthday later this year. Naturally, as you age your mobility decreases and as many know, the Queen is often seen with a walking stick. However, just like her mother, the Queen is refusing to be seen using a wheelchair.
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The Queen has mobility issues
According to Palace sources, the Queen has had mobility issues for several months now, which is to be expected of a nearly 96-year-old woman. Reports suggest that Her Majesty is refusing to be seen in a wheelchair, which is why she has been cancelling so many of her public engagements.
The Queen has recently recovered from COVID-19. The monarch contracted it after her eldest son, Prince Charles tested positive two days after visiting her late February. The Queen’s mobility has declined further since contracting the virus.
According to Christopher Biggins, an actor who has long been friends with members of the Royal Family told GB News:
I have heard that the reason she’s not doing a lot of the events that she should be doing and cancelling them is because she is in a wheelchair.
She doesn’t want to be seen, she’s very proud. She’s our greatest ever monarch. It’s so very sad and I hope she is able to make her anniversary celebrations.
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The Queen will attend Prince Philip’s memorial service
Prince Philip’s memorial service will be held on March 29 and sources suggest that there is a military-style operation is in place to protect the Queen’s privacy.
According to The Sun, the Palace plans to use a six-foot privacy screen or a football-style tunnel to protect the Queen from paparazzi. It is also believed that the Queen will be taken from Windsor Castle to Buckingham Palace in a helicopter.
The Queen’s attitude towards being seen in a wheelchair is similar to her mother’s, who at the age of 101 insisted on walking as she hated being seen in public with a wheelchair.
The last royal to be seen in a wheelchair was the Queen’s only sister, Princess Margaret back in 2001, a year before she passed away.
