Queen Elizabeth pulls out of parliament opening because of ‘mobility problems’
10 May 2022 |
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth will not carry out the opening of parliament on Tuesday as the 96-year-old monarch has had a recurrence of mobility issues, Buckingham Palace said on Monday (May 9), the latest event she will not attend because of her health.
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