The Queen will not attend the Epsom Derby on Saturday, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

Her Majesty is expected to watch the major sporting event on television at Windsor Castle.

There had been speculation the Queen would not appear at the race due to her ongoing mobility issues.

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The 96-year-old was not at the thanksgiving service at St Paul’s on Friday after experiencing “some discomfort” the previous day, the palace said. She watched the service at home in Windsor instead.

She appeared twice during Thursday’s Jubilee celebrations.

The Queen had a “lovely time” during Thursday’s Jubilee celebrations but found the day “very tiring”, the Duchess of Cambridge is said to have told an attendee at this afternoon’s Guildhall reception.

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Gill Smallwood from Bolton, a chief executive of a domestic violence charity, spoke with Kate after a service of thanksgiving at the nearby St Paul’s Cathedral.

Ms Smallwood said she had asked Kate how the Queen was doing.

She said Kate replied the Queen “was fine, it was just very tiring yesterday, and she (the Queen) had had a lovely, lovely time”.

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