Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the Queen will not be attending the COP26 summit due to be held in Glasgow later this month.
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In a statement, the Palace said: “Following advice to rest, The Queen has been undertaking light duties at Windsor Castle. Her Majesty has regretfully decided that she will no longer travel to Glasgow to attend the Evening Reception of COP26 on Monday, 1st November.
“Her Majesty is disappointed not to attend the reception but will deliver an address to the assembled delegates via a recorded video message.”
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HELLO! understands that decision was taken “regretfully” and that she hoped no one else would use absence as a reason not to attend.
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The video message will be recorded later this week by the royal.
Her Majesty was due to attend the conference
It is also understood that she is still engaging in other royal duties, including a phone call with the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, later on Tuesday evening in order to discuss his forthcoming budget, which is due to be delivered on Wednesday.
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Source: HelloMagazine
