Doctors order Queen Elizabeth II to rest for two weeks

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London (CNN) -

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom was ordered by doctors to rest for at least the next two weeks and not make any official visits, Buckingham Palace reported in a statement on Friday.

The announcement comes more than a week after the 95-year-old monarch spent a night in the hospital for what a spokesperson described at the time as "preliminary investigations."

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"Her Majesty's physicians have advised that she continue to rest for at least the next two weeks. Doctors have advised that Her Majesty's may continue to perform light and dispatch duties during this time, including some virtual hearings, but not make any visits. official, "said the Palace in its statement on Friday.

"Her Majesty regrets that this means that she will not be able to attend the Festival of Remembrance on Saturday, November 13. However, it remains the Queen's firm intention to be present at the National Remembrance Service on Remembrance Sunday, November 14." .

A source from the monarchy told CNN that the queen "remains in good spirits" and continues to perform "light duties."

The advice was a "reasonable precaution" from doctors and the monarch's schedule was light for the next week, the source said on Friday.

• Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the COP26 evening reception next Monday

The queen canceled a trip to Northern Ireland last week on medical advice to rest more, but resumed "light duties" on Tuesday, including two virtual hearings with the South Korean and Swiss ambassadors to the UK.

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A source close to the palace then told CNN that his overnight stay in the hospital last week "was not related to the covid."

He returned to Windsor Castle "in good spirits" after one night, the palace said.

The palace announced Tuesday that the queen would not appear as scheduled at an evening reception at next week's COP26 summit, and would instead make a video speech.

The queen recorded the speech on Friday afternoon that will be screened at the COP26 climate change conference on Monday, according to the source.

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