In Full: Prince of Wales stands in for the Queen at the state opening of Parliament

THE Queen will miss the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years due to her worsening mobility problems.

She made the shock call to pull out after speaking to her royal doctor. Prince Charles, 73, has been granted powers to deliver the televised speech alongside Prince William in a historic change to protocol.

The dramatic withdrawal has sparked fresh fears for the Queen’s health a month before her Platinum Jubilee party.

Buckingham Palace confirmed Her Majesty, 96, will not be at today's ceremony in Westminster because of “episodic mobility problems”.

She has instead issued a royal decree allowing son Charles, 73, and grandson William, 39, powers to act in her place for one day only.

They will now “jointly” open the new session of Parliament on her behalf as Counsellors of State.

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