Expect the Queen to perform more virtual duties as other royals step up

Analysis: But while Charles stood in at Queen's speech, sources say she has no plans to relinquish head of state duties

The Queen is likely to perform more virtual engagements and any future official physical engagements will continue to be jointly diaried with other members of the royal family as part of ongoing adjustments due to her episodic mobility problems".

While she will continue to perform her constitutional role as head of state, her role as head of nation, which is not part of her formal constitutional duties, is increasingly being shared amongst other senior royals.