Queen won’t attend Parliament opening

Queen Elizabeth II will not be attending the opening of Parliament today amid ongoing mobility issues.

Buckingham Palace said in a statement Monday that the decision was made in consultation with her doctors and that she had “reluctantly’’ decided not to attend.

“At her majesty’s request, and with the agreement of the relevant authorities, the Prince of Wales will read the Queen’s speech on her majesty’s behalf, with the Duke of Cambridge also in attendance,’’ the palace said in a statement.

It will mark only the third time during her reign that Elizabeth, 96, has not opened Parliament.