Queen will attend Prince Philip's memorial at Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace confirms
29.03.2022 - 12:17
/ ok.co.uk
The Queen will attend her late husband Prince Philip's memorial service at Westminster Abbey today, March 29.The 95 year old monarch has been struggling with her mobility in recent months, and has been pictured using a walking stick to help her move around due to increasingly "stiff legs". What's more, the monarch was heard telling one Windsor Castle visitor: "As you can see, I can't move," but now Buckingham Palace have confirmed Her Royal Highness will be leading her family at the Duke of Edinburgh's "important" service, which celebrates his life and gives thanks to all of his charity works over the decades.
Reported by ITV's Royal Correspondent Chris Ship, the Palace confirmed: "The Queen will attend today’s Thanksgiving service for her late husband at @wabbey. "Buckingham Palace says she is intending to travel there for the Duke of Edinburgh, which gets underway at 11:15am." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
It comes as Royal biographer Angela Levin said that despite the Queen's deteriorating mobility, Buckingham Palace was doing everything they could to help her, including giving her a golf buggy to travel to and from engagements, which The Sun also recently reported on, claiming a source told them: "She’s battled stiffness in her legs recently so the cart is perfect." Speaking to Sky News about whether the Queen would actually be able to attend, expert Angela said: "Well she says yes, because she's now got her golf, little car and it's big enough to take the corgis in as well. She won't take them obviously to the thanksgiving service, but I think that will give her the mobility she wants." "She looks much, much better and it's very important
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