Health fears and scandals threaten to overshadow celebrations to mark the Queen's 70th anniversary on the throne.
But, then last Tuesday it was announced Prince Andrew, Elizabeth's second son, had paid to settle a claim that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl decades ago and, while he admitted no wrongdoing, royal experts say the outcome of the case spelled the end of his public royal role.
"But of course the worst possible thing is that the queen could be ill and therefore not enjoy this Jubilee. So..., this is of course bad news."Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits the Energetics Analysis Centre at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Science Park, near Salisbury, Britain October 15, 2020.
She spent a night in hospital last October for an unspecified ailment and has had to cancel engagements since then on doctors' advice, while also on one occasion she suffered from a sprained back. Last week, a hearing in the court case he has brought against the government over its refusal to allow him to pay for police protection was heard at the High Court in London
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