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(CNN) --
Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of Britain's Parliament on Tuesday due to mobility problems, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Monday.
"The Queen continues to have episodic mobility problems, and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided that she will not attend the State Opening of Parliament tomorrow," it said.
"At Her Majesty's request, and with the agreement of the relevant authorities, the Prince of Wales will read the Queen's speech on Her Majesty's behalf, and the Duke of Cambridge will also attend," the Palace added.
Queen Elizabeth II's speech, which is drafted by the Government, is an important event on both the royal and political calendars.
The speech is one of the monarch's most important symbolic duties and forms the centerpiece of the State Opening of Parliament.
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It is also used to present the government's legislative agenda, and is fiercely debated by legislators over the following days.
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