Queen attending the Royal Windsor Horse Show today.

I was pleased to hear the Queen had gone to the Royal Windsor Horse show.
She has Charles to carry out exhausting formal duties, allowing her to conserve her energy for doing things she loves. Good for her

Good for her!

Esspee

Considering the Queen’s Speech is an essential part of her duties and horses are a hobby I feel she must know how this will appear to the country.

Dear me. If the poor old Queen can’t hand over very tiring and onerous duties and enjoy a day out at her age, especially after being ill with COVID, it’s a sad and sorry state of affairs indeed.

I think most of us would do all we could to attend something we really enjoy.
Giving a long boring speech probably not as enticing and needs more stamina.
I hope she has a lovely day.

Daisend1

The sudden loss of the Duke of Edinburgh will without a doubt have changed her life and I fore see any thing possible.

Hardly sudden surely at his age ?

I hope she enjoys her day. Well deserved in my opinion.

I'm glad she was well enough to attend.

I’m sure she didn’t, but I’d have been ‘can’t be arsed with the boring stuff, I’m going to do something I enjoy’.

I'm glad to see her. I was beginning to worry that she'd popped off an they hadn't told us.

As much as I can hold a mild affection for a total stranger, I do for the Queen.

I've been very interested to read over the can't remember how many months not long that I've been a GN-er the various reasoned views on monarchy, I've definitely had my mind stretched on the subject. Thank you.

I'm delighted for her whatever she chooses to do.

Lovely photo of her looking relaxed and happy on the BBC news website. Seems that she mostly say in the front seat of a car and chatted to people through the window. Enjoying a day out. No serious work involved.

Beautiful photo of HM today, and Lady Louise Windsor led the parade in what used to be Prince Phillips carriage.

Anniebach

How will this appear to the country ?

To republicans a reason to criticise .

To monarchists and those who don’t care either way they will
see a 96 year woman having an enjoyable day out.

I'm a republican. I said how nice it was she was having a day out.

Please don't generalise.

Volver Charles is hardly a ‘random family member’

Perhaps not. But another son and his wife recently went to the Caribbean to represent her. Her grandson hands out the gongs and bops people on the shoulder with a sword. Her daughter tootled off to Australia.

Its a family business. Some of us like it, some don't.

How will this appear to the country ?

To republicans a reason to criticise .

To monarchists and those who don’t care either way they will
see a 96 year woman having an enjoyable day out.

I agree with Bossyrossy and Granny Gravy, it’s two entirely different situations. She can head for home today whenever she chooses, whereas she couldn’t at the opening.

Volver Charles is hardly a ‘random family member’, and I don’t think the ‘system’ expects her to do anything. I’d guess it’s her choice, as she seems to believe her role is God given.

And Daisend1, I’m not sure I’d describe the loss of Philip as sudden.

The description sudden cannot be used to describe the death of Prince Philip. He was ill for some months before he died. It’s a shame he didn’t quite make it to his 100th birthday, but it was a shame my own father died ten days short of his 90th. At the age of 90 or 100 deaths can hardly be called sudden. They are very sad for the family, but although I grieved for my father, I was pleased that he was only ill for four weeks before he died. I’m sure the royal family, whilst grieving for Prince Philip, will like me, be happy his suffering has ended.

I agree Anniebach gradually giving Charles more responsibility is the sensible thing to do.

Esspee

Considering the Queen’s Speech is an essential part of her duties and horses are a hobby I feel she must know how this will appear to the country.

What on earth do you mean?

Queen's Speech and all that it entails is a lot harder than getting in the car and taking a few steps.

One would hope that the residents of the U.K. would be empathetic to a 96yr old lady, who has carried out her Royal Duties for 70 years.

I hope she has a lovely day and to see her granddaughter in her husband’s carriage surely will mean much to her.

As for her delegating some duties to Charles, sensible, she had
no preparation because of her father’s untimely death.

Esspee

Considering the Queen’s Speech is an essential part of her duties and horses are a hobby I feel she must know how this will appear to the country.

Indeed.

The sudden loss of the Duke of Edinburgh will without a doubt have changed her life and I fore see any thing possible.

As you get older, two days out in a row can be a bit much. HM would not be under the spotlight at the horse show as she would have been making the Queen’s Speech in Parliament. If she had a wobble due to mobility it would not be broadcast on TV across the nation.

I think its lovely that a 96 year old should have a day out at an event she has always enjoyed.

I think its a disgrace that we have a system that expects a 96 year old to take a significant part in governance of the country and allows her to delegate to random family members if she is no longer up to the task.