Queen cancels visits as she continues recovery

The Queen, who has been suffering from the symptoms of gastroenteritis, has cancelled the rest of her public engagements this week.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Mar 2013, 09:26 BST

She was due to visit east London’s Tech City today and attend a chapel service on Thursday but other members of the Royal Family will now take her place. However, the monarch will still be carrying out her official duties within Buckingham Palace.

The Palace said in a statement: “The Queen continues to make a good recovery following her recent illness, and today she presented the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and held a series of audiences.

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“However, regrettably, she will no longer attend the Tech City engagement planned for tomorrow, or the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Scriptures Association Service at the Guards Chapel on Thursday.

“The Duke of York will represent The Queen at the Tech City visit, and the Duke of Edinburgh will attend the Guards Chapel Service as planned. Her Majesty will, however, continue with the usual rhythm of business at Buckingham Palace, including holding a Privy Council meeting tomorrow.”

On Wednesday night she made her first official public appearance in more than a week at Marlborough House, London, to sign the Commonwealth’s new charter.

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