Queen Elizabeth is reportedly finding it increasingly harder to walk or stand for extended periods of time, new royals reports have claimed just days after news that she will only undertake light duties now.
After the nearly 96-year-old monarch was forced to miss some of the biggest royal events in her calendar this year, veteran royal reporter Phil Dampier told The Telegraph: “It’s quite simple, really. She’s finding it extremely difficult to walk or stand for long periods.”
The comment comes weeks after reports of the Queen struggling with mobility started doing the rounds, with the monarch herself taking a quip at it during an engagement with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.
She also took a jibe at it while meeting some military visitors at Windsor Castle last month, telling them: “As you can see, I can’t move.”
Royal staff is said to be adjusting the Queen’s schedule so she can manage to attend her late husband Prince Philip’s upcoming memorial in April.
About her appearance at the memorial, Dampier commented: “She will make a huge effort to attend Prince Philip’s memorial, but they will have to make allowances for her – and no one will begrudge it. She’s nearly 96.”
shamowfski on March 21st, 2022 at 00:25 UTC »
Misleading title. She's having trouble standing or walking for extended periods of time. She's fucking 96, of course she is.
Remarkable_Style8663 on March 20th, 2022 at 22:41 UTC »
She is monarch that has kept her throne for the longest of any British monarch. I'm 70 and she has been the Queen for my entire life.
Reloadthemessage on March 20th, 2022 at 21:22 UTC »
My elderly parents died 4 days apart. The funeral director said it was quite common. There are even estate rules about how to administer the wills when couples pass within 30 days of ea other.