Posted on 03/03/2013 12:06:22 PM PST by Olog-hai
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized Sunday over an apparent stomach infection that has ailed her for days, a rare instance of ill health sidelining the long-reigning monarch. Elizabeth will have to cancel a visit to Rome and other engagements as she recovers, and outside experts said she may have to be rehydrated intravenously.
Buckingham Palace said the 86-year-old queen had experienced symptoms of gastroenteritis and was being examined at London’s King Edward VII Hospital. …
Elizabeth has ruled since 1952 and is Britain’s second-longest-serving monarch, beaten only by Queen Victoria in terms of the number of years spent on the throne.
Elizabeth’s husband Prince Philip, 91, has had several hospital stays in 2012, but Elizabeth has rarely let sickness get in the way of her still-busy schedule. …
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I couldn’t care less about Queen
Oh noez, not the queen. : )
God save the Queen.
It’s not just an anthem.
She cannot abdicate to her grandson. She does not get to pick. And even she cannot stomach the thought of Charles on the throne.
You, sir, are an idiot. Keep pasin thru until you're gone.
Wondered about that...gues she has to live a while longer...Charles is such an ignorant POS...example...he had Diana, and he wanted Camilla? He should have to burn in a never ending purgatory...
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