THE Queen is said to be “fine” but found the first of four days of celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee “very tiring”.
It was announced on Thursday evening that the monarch would not be attending a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday. The 96-year-old watched on television from Windsor Castle instead.
She is believed to have experienced episodic mobility issues during Thursday’s events, which included two balcony appearances for Trooping the Colour and a flypast.
On Friday afternoon it was confirmed by Buckingham Palace that the monarch would not attend the Epsom Derby on Saturday, but as an avid horse racing fan is expected to watch it on television.
At a reception at London’s Guildhall on Friday, the Duchess of Cambridge is said to have told an attendee the Queen is “fine” but had found the day “very tiring”.
Gill Smallwood, from Bolton spoke, with Kate and asked how the Queen was doing.
Smallwood said: “[Kate] said ‘yes, she was fine, it was just very tiring yesterday, and [the Queen] had had a lovely, lovely time’.”
In a statement on Thursday, Buckingham Palace said the Queen “greatly enjoyed” her birthday parade and flypast in London but “did experience some discomfort”.
The monarch did attend a beacon lighting event at Windsor Castle on Thursday evening.
