Queen Elizabeth, Unwell With COVID, Cancels Engagements, and the Last-Minute Announcement Rattles Nerves

Buckingham Palace declared the 95-year-old queen would brush off COVID and work through her illness. Then reality interceded.

Tom Sykes 

European Editor at Large

Published Feb. 22 2022 7:59AM EST 

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

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tom.sykes@thedailybeast.com

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