Queen Elizabeth II will not go to the racecourse this Saturday to witness the Epsom Derby race, which will continue on television from her Windsor residence, a Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed on Friday.
This was one of the acts planned in the calendar of festivities to celebrate - from Thursday and until this Sunday - the 70 years on the throne of the 96-year-old monarch.
The queen will follow the equestrian event on television from her residence at Windsor Castle, in the county of Berkshire, due to the mobility problems she has suffered lately.
The queen suffered, according to a royal spokesman, "some inconvenience" at the end of the military parade "Trooping the colour" held on Thursday, and which officially marks her birthday.
Elizabeth II did not attend the Thanksgiving religious service yesterday Friday that was held at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, although on Thursday she was waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace and witnessed the low flight of military planes in her honor and at night he also participated in lighting the beacons at Windsor Castle.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine, said today, during a reception in London, that the monarch had had a "wonderful time" at the events held yesterday, although the day was "very tiring," according to local media.
The monarch's public official commitments have been limited to the maximum in recent months due to her advanced age.
Yesterday it was her eldest son and heir to the British throne, Charles of England, who represented his mother during the religious ceremony in San Pablo, a tribute to the public service performed for seven decades by the queen.
Despite setbacks, the Platinum Jubilee celebrations have been hailed as a success in the UK and Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96, has, with the help of her family, managed to keep the show going, as planned. usually say.
