The Queen will not be attending this year’s Commonwealth heads of government meeting for the first time since 1973, Buckingham Palace has said.
She will be represented by Prince Charles at the gathering in Sri Lanka in November.
The BBC’s royal correspondent Peter Hunt says the reason is the Queen’s age and the need to limit overseas travel.
The Queen, 87, is the head of the Commonwealth and every two years leaders meet to discuss global issues.
The Queen was first present at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (CHOGM) in Ottawa, Canada, in 1973 – missing the first one in 1971 – and has been at every summit since.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “I can confirm that the Queen will be represented by the Prince of Wales.
“The reason is that we are reviewing the amount of long-haul travel that is taken by the Queen.”
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