British queen heading back to work after illness
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves the King Edward VII hospital following a one-day stay caused by a stomach ailment, in London on Monday, March 4, 2013. Buckingham Palace officials say the queen will resume her royal duties next week after a brief illness. -- PHOTO: AP
LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace officials say Queen Elizabeth II will resume her royal duties next week after a brief illness.
Officials said on Friday the queen and her husband Prince Philip plan to attend a Westminster Abbey service on Monday to mark Commonwealth Day with another event scheduled later in the week.
The 86-year-old monarch was hospitalised overnight on Sunday for treatment of gastroenteritis. It was her first hospitalisation in a decade.
Officials said the queen's overall health remains good and she is not cutting back on her activities, although taxing overseas travel has been reduced.
