At 92 years old The Queen is a picture of good health. Once described by her son, the Duke of York, as incredibly fit for her age, she still rides her Fell ponies at Windsor and she still carries out more than 200 public engagements each year. In fact, the tally for 2017 was 296.
But her knees are not what they were, if recent reports from The Sun are anything to go by. According to The Sun The Queen is in worsening pain and she fears she may take a tumble. She is also said to struggle to get herself up after she’s been sitting.
The Queen has had surgery on her knees before. In 2003 she had an operation on her right knee after damaging the cartilage when she stumbled at Newmarket racecourse, and then a few months later she had keyhole surgery on her left knee to remove torn cartilage.
But if you thought worsening pain warranted further surgery, The Queen is having none of it. It’s been reported that Her Majesty is refusing further knee surgery because she doesn’t want to miss any engagements during the recovery period.
Bless!
The Queen at the Epsom Derby Festival on June 2 this year.
A Palace source told The Sun that The Queen had confided to friends at the Chelsea Flower Show that her knees were “playing up”.
“But she is reluctant to have an op due to the time it would take to recover…
“People from her and Philip’s generation battle through problems and carry on. And Her Majesty doesn’t like to cause any fuss.”
In May this year Her Majesty had successful eye surgery to remove a cataract. She continued attending events, and was seen wearing sunglasses at the Epsom Derby Festival and a number of Buckingham Palace garden parties.
We admire her stoicism!
