The Queen Would Not Have Wanted ‘To Stumble’ Or Cause ‘Distress’ To Others By Attending Too Many Jubilee Celebrations, Royal Historian Says

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The Queen did her best to attend what she could of the four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations over the weekend. The royal, 96, who is marking 70 years on the throne, made an appearance on the balcony for Trooping the Colour on Thursday.

However, she didn’t step out in person again after that until Sunday’s grand finale, where she surprised fans by appearing on the palace balcony once again. “The Queen greatly enjoyed today’s Birthday Parade and Flypast but did experience some discomfort,” a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said following Thursday’s festivities.

A source added to People that her mobility issues flared up during the course of the day. Royal historian Robert Lacey told the magazine, “She would not want to stumble — not for her own sake but for the distress it would cause other people.” READ MORE: Queen Elizabeth Appears As A Hologram In Golden Carriage At Jubilee Pageant Bill Mott, a former Garrison Sergeant Major of London District who ran Trooping Colour for the Golden and Diamond Jubilees, said of Her Majesty not taking part in the main parade for the first time: “In all the years I did the Queen’s Birthday Parade, it was Her Majesty the Queen there.

To not have Her Majesty arriving was poignant and the fact that she went out onto the balcony was lovely. “I thought in my heart, ‘how many more times am I going to see her Majesty like that?’ It was quite sad for a lot of reasons.