Due to her sensitive health condition and after consultations with doctors, Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the important event tomorrow (Tuesday), Buckingham Palace announced in an official statement on Monday.
Prince Charles will read the words in the place of Her Majesty accompanied by his son, Prince William in the traditional ceremony.
This is the first time she has been missing for 59 years.
"The Queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems, and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided that she will not attend the opening of the state parliament tomorrow," the royal statement said.
"At the request of Her Majesty, and with the consent of the relevant authorities, the Prince of Wales shall read the Queen's speech in the name of Her Majesty, with the Duke of Cambridge also present," they explained.
This is the third time since Queen Elizabeth (96) has been absent from the traditional event that marks the opening of the British Parliament session, when for the first time she was forced to be absent following her pregnancy with Prince Andrew (1959) and Prince Edward (1963).
Since October last year, the Queen has experienced a significant deterioration in her medical condition which has forced her to be absent from a series of official commitments by virtue of her position, some of which she has performed remotely.
As you may recall, in February the Queen fell ill with the corona virus which she said left her "tired and exhausted".
The first time she was publicly seen since she was ill was in April, at a ceremony in memory of her husband Prince Philip who died last year.
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