Queen attends Prince Philip thanksgiving service
Monarch, 95, leads royal family at event in honour of
husband Philip at Westminster Abbey
PA Media
Tue 29 Mar
2022 11.41 BST
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/29/queen-to-attend-prince-philip-thanksgiving-service
The Queen
is attending the memorial service for the Duke of Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace
has said.
The
monarch, 95, has rallied to make an appearance and lead her family at the
high-profile and personally significant occasion in honour of husband Philip.
She made
the final decision on Tuesday morning, hours before travelling from Windsor
Castle to central London accompanied by Prince Andrew, having been determined
to be at Westminster Abbey if her mobility allowed her.
A palace
spokesman said: “The Queen is currently intending to attend the service this
morning.”
The duke’s
relatives, friends, colleagues and representatives of his charities and
patronages gathered to pay tribute to the man whose funeral last April was
attended by only 30 of his loved ones.
Special arrangements
were put in place for the Queen’s comfort, with the service limited to 40
minutes and the monarch sitting in one of the Canada chairs but with an
additional cushion. The difficulty for the Queen was understood to be whether
she would be able to walk to her seat.
TV cameras
avoided filming the monarch as she made her way through the back of the Abbey
via Poets’ Corner – a shorter route to her place in the Lantern. Traditionally,
the Queen arrived at the Great West Door and walke the length of the church,
through the Nave and the Quire.
In October,
when she attended the Royal British Legion centenary service using a walking
stick, the Queen arrived at Poets’ Yard, entering via Poets’ Corner.
The monarch
has attended only one major public event since concerns were raised about her
health in October when she spent a night in hospital undergoing tests and was
put on doctors’ orders to rest.
On 5
February, on the eve of her platinum jubilee, she hosted a reception at her
private Norfolk residence, Sandringham House, for local charity workers, former
estate staff and fellow Women’s Institute members.
Tuesday’s
service was the Queen’s first major official engagement outside one of her
homes for five and a half months, since she travelled to Cardiff to deliver a
speech at the Welsh Senedd on 14 October.
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