Queen attends church after heavy cold

The Queen is attending church after missing her regular appearances on Christmas Day and New Year's Day because of illness.

 Queen Elizabeth (L) leaves with the Duke of Edinburgh the St. Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham, Norfolk 08 January 2017.

Queen Elizabeth (L) leaves with the Duke of Edinburgh the St. Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham, Norfolk 08 January 2017. Source: EPA

The Queen is attending church for the first time since a heavy cold kept her away from services over the festive period.

Wearing royal blue, the monarch arrived at St Mary Magdalene Church, close to her Sandringham estate on Sunday, having missed her regular appearances on Christmas Day and New Year's Day because of the lingering respiratory illness.

She and the Duke of Edinburgh had been forced to delay their journey from Buckingham Palace to their Norfolk estate in the days before Christmas after she fell ill.

The Queen was greeted by a small crowd of people as she was driven the short distance to the church in a burgundy Bentley, accompanied by Philip, who also suffered illness over Christmas.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also attended the service after walking the short distance from the house to the church, but there was no sign of Prince George or Princess Charlotte.

Although she has missed the church services, and has not been in seen in public for several weeks the monarch has carried out other duties.

The Queen - Britain's longest-reigning monarch - has generally been in good health in recent years, although she has cut down on travel and public appearances as she enters her 10th decade.


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Published 9 January 2017 6:00am
Updated 9 January 2017 7:22am
Source: AAP


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