The Queen announces she will NOT attend summer Garden Parties
The Queen announces she will NOT attend Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace and Holyroodhouse amid mobility issues – as soiree is held this summer for the first time since 2019
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Buckingham Palace today revealed that the Queen will not attend this year’s Garden Parties and will instead be represented by other members of the Royal Family
The 96-year-old, who has been suffering from mobility and health issues in recent months, will not be at the events which are taking place for the first time since 2019.
Normally there are up to three Garden Parties at the Buckingham Palace Garden each summer, as well as another at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
After the past two years saw the parties cancelled because of the pandemic, royal aides announced this morning that they would return this summer.
The three events at Buckingham Palace will take place on the next three Wednesdays of this month – May 11, 18 and 25. The Holyroodhouse party will be on June 29.
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A Buckingham Palace spokesman said today: ‘Her Majesty The Queen will be represented by other Members of the Royal Family at this year’s Garden Parties, with details on attendance to be confirmed in due course.’
There will also be a ‘Not Forgotten Association Annual Garden Party’ next Thursday, May 12 which will be hosted by Princess Anne who is patron of the charity.
The Not Forgotten Association provides entertainment, leisure and recreation for the serving wounded, injured or sick and for ex-service men and women with disabilities.
The Garden Party for the organisation, which will also be held at Buckingham Palace, will bring together more than 2,000 beneficiaries of all ages and from all services.
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