Queen misses royal garden parties

The Queen will miss the season of royal garden parties and will be represented by other members of her family. Buckingham Palace has said.

The mobility-impaired head of state missed a number of major events this year, but is taking on virtual engagements and other tasks.

Hosted for the first time in three years from next week, garden parties are key events on the royal calendar as those who have served their country or communities are invited to the monarch’s home.

Buckingham Palace said: “Her Majesty The Queen will be represented at this year’s garden parties by other members of the Royal Family, with details of attendance to be confirmed in due course.”

The Queen attended a service commemorating the life of the Duke of Edinburgh in March with senior royals and a congregation of hundreds.

She has reached them Platinum Anniversary in February overcame a bout of covid after testing positive earlier this month, and celebrated her 96th birthday privately on April 21 at her Sandringham estate.

Last October, the Queen spent a night in hospital and spent the following three months performing only light duties on doctor’s orders, missing a number of important events.