Britain’s Queen will not be join other members of the royal family for an Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle this year,

This would be first time in 50 years that she would not be attending Thursday’s annual Maundy

Whereas other royal family members are expected to be in attendance on Sunday.

The Queen, head of the Church of England, has cut back on some public engagements recently.

Queen is understood to be in good health but she has some mobility problems and has been increasingly delegating public appearances to other senior royals.

In February, Buckingham Palace announced that the 95-year-old monarch had tested positive for coronavirus, and last week she revealed that the illness left her ”very tired and exhausted.”

During video appearance on a call with staff and patients at an east London hospital, she told former COVID patient Asef Hussain: “I’m glad that you’re getting better … It does leave one very tired and exhausted, doesn’t it? This horrible pandemic. It’s not a nice result.”

Though Queen joined the royal family and other dignitaries in March for memorial service in honor of her late husband, Prince Philip, but she did missed Thursday’s annual Maundy Service, an important pre-Easter fixture in the royal calendar.

This was the first time since 1970 that she was unable to attend the Maundy Service, her place was taken by Prince Charles, following the tradition of distributing special coins to community stalwarts.

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