The Queen's sad message about growing old as her illness forces her to miss another key event
The Queen has shared a sad message about growing old after she was forced to miss the Church of England's national assembly.
- The Queen has shared the sad fact of growing old telling the General Synod "none of us can slow the passage of time" after she was forced to pull out of another key event due to her health.
- Her Majesty was supposed to attend the Church of England's national assembly but she has pulled following her back injury.
- This royal news comes after the Queen changed her Instagram profile picture to photo from a heartbreaking tearful moment.
Her Majesty, who is resting after suffering from a painful injury which she sustained before Remembrance Sunday has issued a poignant message through her youngest son, Prince Edward the Earl of Wessex.
Edward addressed the Church of England's national assembly on behalf of his mother in Westminster and said the Queen sent her "sincere and deep apologies" that she couldn't attend.
He added, "I think you probably understand why, and she regrets that deeply."
The sad message, released in her absence due to illness, the monarch, 95, spoke fondly about her late husband Prince Philip and recalled how it has been half a century since they both attended their very first meeting of the General Synod.
Her message, read, "It is hard to believe that it is over 50 years since Prince Philip and I attended the very first meeting of the General Synod.
"None of us can slow the passage of time; and while we often focus on all that has changed in the intervening years, much remains unchanged, including the Gospel of Christ and his teachings."
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It's been a month since the Queen spent the night in hospital after doctors carried out routine checks and since then she's had to cut down her official engagements, including her weekly church visit.
The Queen, who was praised for her beauty when she arrived in Windsor last month, only returned to work in October following her Balmoral break, but first sparked health fears after she was spotted using a walking stick during an outing with Princess Anne.
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In her speech, the Queen reminded the church of its "weighty responsibilities" in making "difficult decisions" about the future.
She said, "In some areas, there will, of course, be differing views and my hope is that you will be strengthened with the certainty of the love of God, as you work together and draw on the Church's tradition of unity in fellowship for the tasks ahead."
The Archbishop of Canterbury told the Earl that the church "draws great comfort" from the Queen's prayers.
The monarch also used the address to describe the coronavirus pandemic as a period "of anxiety, of grief, and of weariness".
Edward, the Queen's youngest son, attended an opening service at nearby Westminster Abbey, where the Archbishop of Canterbury led a number of prayers.
And while the Queen was missing in person from this latest engagement, she is due to carry out virtual audiences later this week, but it's understood she has no major public engagements planned for the rest of the year.
The Queen is expected to spend Christmas with her family next month in Sandringham.
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