Queen Elizabeth II uses cane to walk into Westminster Abbey

LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II has been seen using a walking cane at a major public event for the first time.

The queen's daughter, Princess Anne, handed her the stick on Tuesday after the pair stepped out of a limousine at Westminster Abbey. They were arriving for a service honouring an armed forces charity, the Royal British Legion.The 95-year-old monarch smiled and appeared to move freely as she walked to her seat in the church.

The queen was photographed using a cane in 2003, but that was after she underwent knee surgery. Buckingham Palace declined to comment.

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  Queen Elizabeth II, Patron, and Princess Anne arrive to attend a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, in London, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)