Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Queen Elizabeth has skipped a Commonwealth service in 2013

Queen makes a heartfelt promise on Commonwealth Day despite missing the 'special occasion'

Her Majesty last missed the service in 2013, when she was suffering from a bad case of gastroenteritis. Prior to then, the Queen had not missed a Commonwealth Day commemoration in 20 years, the last time being in 1993 when she was sick. A speech by former archbishop Lord Sentamu, a discourse by young Tongan … Read more