Speculation over Head of State’s Health

Throughout the Commonwealth – if not the world – there is considerable media attention and speculation attaching to the facts that a) the Queen spent a night in hospital for “tests” only later revealed; b) she was advised to rest for a fortnight, later extended; c) she did not attend the Glasgow COP26 global warming conference hosted by Britain and d) she did not attend the Remembrance Day service on 11 November, a significant event for her.  At these events, the Queen was represented by Prince Charles who will assume the throne at the time of the her death. Zoom screen shots and photographs reveal the Queen looking tired and frail. Charles made light of his mother’s predicament and commented that at 95 things can go wrong, he thought it was hard enough at 73!  WfaAR wonders if this is the start of a drip-feed of health information foreshadowing the Queen’s demise first employed by the Palace before the death of King George V in 1936. This is the first time that there has been considerable public speculation and concern about the health of the current British monarch, also Australia’s Head of State.