The Queen will not be attending the Epsom Derby tomorrow, and instead will send Princess Anne in her place.
The Queen had been due to attend the derby, but has been forced to pull out because of mobility issues.
It comes during her Platinum Jubilee weekend which has seen the country turn out to celebrate 70 years of her reign.
However, this year has seen continuing concerns about the monarch’s health and this marks the second jubilee event the 96-year-old has been forced to miss.
She had previously missed the thanksgiving service at St Paul’s today, but appeared twice during Thursday’s celebrations.
There had been speculation the Queen would not appear at the race due to her ongoing mobility issues and she is now expected to watch the event from Windsor Castle. Princess Anne will go in her place.
It is believed Her Majesty is continuing to rest after suffering discomfort from standing for long periods at Trooping the Colour on Thursday.
The Queen reportedly had a “lovely time” during Thursday’s celebration but found the day “very tiring”, the Duchess of Cambridge is said to have told an attendee at the Guildhall reception on Friday.
Sky News reported that Gill Smallwood, from Bolton, a chief executive of a domestic violence charity, spoke with Kate after a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral.
Ms Smallwood said she asked Kate how the Queen was doing and said Kate told her the Queen “was fine, it was just very tiring yesterday, and she (the Queen) had had a lovely, lovely time”
However, the Queen’s withdrawal from Epsom today will come as a bitter blow to the monarch.
Her love of horses is well known – and Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles said she has an “encyclopaedic Knowledge” of racing.
“I think this is her passion in life, and she loves it and you can tell how much she loves it,” Camilla said in an interview with.
