LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II will miss the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Sri Lanka in November, sending her heir Prince Charles to represent her, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday.
The 87-year-old head of the Commonwealth has only missed the biennial summit once before, when it was first held in 1971.
Her decision to stay away this year is part of a gradual move to cut down her long-distance foreign trips and comes as she hands over some of her duties to younger members of the royal family.
The monarch was forced to cancel several public engagements earlier this year after being admitted to hospital for the first time in 10 years, suffering from gastroenteritis.
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