The event is a regular fixture on the royal calendar – as is the Royal Maundy service on Maundy Thursday. Heir to the throne, Prince Charles, and his wife, Duchess Camilla, were to represent the Queen at the ceremony, where the monarch usually presents elderly members of the community with specially minted coins. It was not initially clear which family members would appear on Sunday.
The Queen, who is celebrating her 70th anniversary of the throne this year, had recently canceled several events due to health concerns and only appeared in public at the memorial service for her husband Prince Philip, who died in 2021. However, she gives virtual audiences from her Windsor Castle residence near London. “As you can see, I can’t move,” the 95-year-old recently said about her condition. In October 2021, the Queen spent a night in the hospital as a precaution. Her doctor then ordered her to rest.
Source: Nachrichten
