Queen Elizabeth II goes to church after recovering from heavy cold

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh depart after attending the Sunday service at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham on January 8, 2017 in King’s Lynn,...

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh depart after attending the Sunday service at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham on January 8, 2017 in King’s Lynn, England. The Queen missed services on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day after suffering a heavy cold. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

The Queen recovered enough from illness to make her first appearance of 2017 by attending church at Sandringham on Sunday.

The 90-year-old monarch suffered a heavy cold over the Christmas period which stopped her going to church on Christmas Day, the first time she had missed the festive service in nearly 30 years.

Concerns over her health were raised after other members of the royal family attended church on New Year’s Day but the Queen was missing again.

But on Sunday morning she arrived at St Mary Magdalene in Sandringham, Norfolk, for the service alongside Prince Philip, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Middleton family.

She was driven the short journey from her country home to the local church while other royals walked.

Sunday’s appearance was the first time the Queen has been seen in public in more than a month, reports Christian Today.

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