Queen Elizabeth II misses remembrance service to commemorate Britain’s war dead after spraining her back, Buckingham Palace says.
as an army driver and mechanic, and attaches great importance to Remembrance Sunday, a solemn ceremony to remember the sacrifices made by fallen servicemen and women.
The national service is traditionally marked by the wearing of poppies and a two-minute silence observed at 11 a.m.This is only the seventh time that the queen has missed the Remembrance Day ceremony during her 69-year reign. On previous occasions she was pregnant or abroad on tour, Buckingham Palace told NBC News.
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