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Parliament. it will have been an incredibly difficult decision for her and her advisers to withdraw from todays ceremony, it is a key date in her calendar, one of her most important constitutional duties and in her 70 years on the throne she has only missed the state opening of parliament twice, that was due to pregnancy. this tells you how important it is to her to attend the ceremony but it was decided late on that the physical challenge of the state opening of parliament, walking through the ...

So for the first time in 59 years, queen liz is missing the opening of parliament because of whats being called mobility issues. today, the 96-year-old monarch is delegating the responsibility to prince charles. cnns max foster is live in lonen with the latest on this, max, what do you known? >> john, i think its a poignant reminder that the queen wont be around forever and prince charles will be in that role. weve seen her stepping back increasingly over time but this is the first time i can re...

Any monarch is that constitutional rule, head of state. hes able to prioritize those. shes able to receive a new prime minister, they can go to her. but this is one role that she can go to. its a sign shes weakening, as we understand it, shes got mobility issues that keep coming back. >> max foster, thank you so much. keep us posted there. a new milestone for space exploration, with recent images captured by the space observatory. the james webb telescope providing nasa a much, much clear look...

Ferdinand marcos jr. the son of a former dictator. two journalists were killed, bringing the total to 11. mexico becoming the most dangerous place next to war zones. >> and a third suspect in the assassination of president moise. >> and the queen of england missed the parliament event for the first time in six decades due to mobility issues. prince charles took her place. the queen missed the event only twice before, both times because she was pregnant.

Ceremonial role that monarchs play opening the parliament here so that the legislative agenda can proceed and all those bills that the government wants to introduce or 38 that were introduced today can go through. it was decided very late in the day due to mobility problemsmsms that shes suffering that she would have to pull out of that and instead be replaced by her son prince charles and also his heir apparent prince william as well. it does raise questions about just how present the monarch i...

More than 45,000 laptops went to low-income students. re-elect tony thurmond. hes making our public schools for the first time in 59 years, queen elizabeth missed the sceremonial opening of parliament. buckingham palace blamed mobility issues. >> britains heir to the throne stepped in and performed the duty on her behalf. max foster has details. >> this was a very symbolic moment in modern british history. we have got used to prince charles step up to represent the queen when she cant make an ...

Of mobility issues. basically, you had a 15—minute hike up a load of steep stairs, and loads of steep ramps before you came to any sort of accessible pathway. but since then, things have changed. the acropolis is greeces number—one tourist attraction, and, pre—pandemic, over3.5 million people climbed to the top each year. one good thing to come out of the lockdowns was there was finally the time and the space to make the site more accessible to those with mobility issues. just seen a sign ...

Sometimes feel like they are at odds with each other. i love a historical site as much as the next person, but with narrow walkways, flights of stone steps and worn—away surfaces, a visit can feel like a herculean task. that was a bit of a mission. im making my way up to the acropolis, which in greek means "high city", which does not look nor sound very wheelchair friendly. before covid it was a proper mission to get up to the acropolis if you had any sort of mobility issues. basically, you ha...

Number one tourist attraction, and pre—pandemic over 3.5 million people climbed to the top each year. one good thing to come out of the lockdowns was there was finally the time and the space to make the site more accessible to those with mobility issues. i have just seen the sign for the disabled entrance, i think. yes. you know what, it is still a mission to get up here. i can see why the ancient greeks were so fit 7 you have to be a god to get up this ramp. lets do it! which way am i going? ...

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