Queen may miss New Year's Day church service at Sandringham as she continues to battle ill health


The Queen could miss the annual New Year's Day church service at Sandringham as she continues to battle ill health.

The 90-year-old monarch has not been seen in public for 11 days and missed a Christmas Day church service for the first time in 28 years with what has been officially described as a "heavy cold".

A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said Her Majesty remains at her Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.

She said: "The Queen is continuing to recover from her heavy cold and is still in residence at Sandringham.

"We probably will not know what is happening until the morning.

"If the Queen does attend church, it is possible she will be joined by Prince William and wife Kate who spent Christmas with the Middleton family in Berkshire."

A decision is expected to be taken tomorrow over whether she is well enough to attend.

If she does attend, she will be joined by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who spent Christmas with the Middleton family in Berkshire.

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