Author: Maria Puente / Source: USA TODAY
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Queen Elizabeth II almost never cancels her scheduled appearances so it was big news when she did so on Thursday: The 92-year-old monarch announced she was feeling too unwell to attend a service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement the queen “is feeling under the weather today” and decided to stay home at the palace instead of marking the 200th anniversary of the Order of St Michael and St George, one of Britain’s many historic orders of chivalry.
The palace said her cousin, the Duke of Kent, who is Grand Master of the Order, would take her place.
The queen has long enjoyed robust health, allowing her to carry out scores of public engagements around Britain every year. Her husband, 97-year-old Prince Philip, has had more health problems in the last decade, including a hip replacement in April, and has retired from public duties. But the queen carries on, though she has cut back significantly and doesn’t do overseas tours anymore.
The queen also had cataract surgery in May, which was unannounced until a month later. The only change in her routine: She…
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