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Buckingham Palace said she was staying indoors to help her recover but added that she would still participate in the family’s Christmas Day celebrations, the BBC reports.
“The Queen continues to recover from a heavy cold and will stay indoors to assist with her recovery. Her Majesty will participate in the Royal Family Christmas celebrations during the day,” said in the statement.
In her annual televised Christmas Day address, the Queen will say she draws strength from “ordinary people doing extraordinary things”.
Volunteers, carers, community workers and good neighbours are unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special, she will say.
Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Prince Harry and others attended church at the Queen’s Norfolk estate, Sandringham.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went to church in Bucklebury, Berkshire, where they and their children George and Charlotte are spending Christmas with the Middletons.
Nicholas Witchell, BBC royal correspondent, said the Queen’s absence from the church service – the first time she has missed the service “in many years” – is understood to be a “precautionary measure”.
The Queen and Prince Philip began their Christmas break this week one day late, postponing their trip because they were both suffering from colds.
They flew from Buckingham Palace to the Norfolk estate by helicopter on Thursday, having missed a train on Wednesday.
