Health before duty for the Queen as she makes rare decision to cancel
The Queen’s health has clearly dictated the decision to skip COP26 and follows her doctor’s orders last week to rest after her overnight stay in hospital.
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Queen misses church after hospital stay a week ahead of Cop26 duties
It comes after the monarch last week had her first overnight hospital stay in eight years.
The Queen's forced rest is no cause for alarm but we shouldn't forget her age
Being Head of State is an enormously taxing job, especially for someone five years away from their 100th birthday.