Queen to Miss Traditional Royal Garden Party Season
The 96-year-old monarch will be represented instead by other members of her family.
- Published
This article was republished here with permission from The Associated Press, however it is no longer available to read on Snopes.com.
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II will miss the traditional royal garden party season, where she would normally meet with hundreds of people on the grounds of her residences in London and Edinburgh, palace officials said Thursday. The 96-year-old monarch will be represented instead by other members of her family, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. Before the pandemic, the queen invited over 30,000 people each year to the gardens of Buckingham Palace or the…