Queen Elizabeth II steps out to church despite health fears
The 90 year old queen and her 95 year old husband Prince Philip have both been unwell. Photo: Getty
Queen Elizabeth II has attended church near her rural Sandringham estate, after missing the previous two Sundays due to ill health.
The 90-year-old British monarch was applauded by well-wishers as she arrived by car at St Mary Magdalene Church in eastern England.
It was her first public appearance in several weeks.
The Queen is a regular churchgoer, but missed the Christmas Day service for the first time in decades due to what Buckingham Palace said was a heavy cold.
She also did not attend on New Year’s Day as she continued to recover.
The Queen — Britain’s longest-reigning monarch — has generally been in good health in recent years, although she has cut down on travel and public appearances as she enters her 10th decade.
