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    EASY DOES IT, YOUR MAJESTY

    Oct 29, 2021 5 minutes
    BY NICI DE WET & MAXINE PETERS

    SHE has more stamina than many people half her age, going about her business with the trademark steely resolve that’s seen her become the world’s longest-reigning monarch.

    But, at 95, Queen Elizabeth is no spring chicken and sometimes she and the rest of the planet are forced to acknowledge that she’s indeed an elderly woman.

    Since the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in April and the easing of lock-down measures in the UK, Her Majesty has thrown herself into her royal duties with renewed vigour. Yet it appears the pace has caught up with her.

    She was recently admitted to London’s King Edward VII hospital, the first time she’s been hospitalised since 2013 when she was treated for a tummy bug.

    Thankfully her recent visit wasn’t because of anything

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