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| The Queen has cancelled a trip to see Arsenal's new multi-million pound stadium after suffering a back injury. | The Queen has cancelled a trip to see Arsenal's new multi-million pound stadium after suffering a back injury. |
| Buckingham Palace said she could not visit the north London Emirates ground because she has strained a muscle. | Buckingham Palace said she could not visit the north London Emirates ground because she has strained a muscle. |
| The 80-year-old monarch had been due to meet Arsenal staff, fans and players, including manager Arsene Wenger and captain Thierry Henry. | The 80-year-old monarch had been due to meet Arsenal staff, fans and players, including manager Arsene Wenger and captain Thierry Henry. |
| The Duke of Edinburgh was to attend the ground opening while the Queen met visitors at the palace. | |
| The royal couple completed their first ever tour of the Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia last week, after spending time at Balmoral. | |
| The strained muscle was sustained at the end of the Balmoral period and has not improved during a busy two weeks of engagements A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman | |
| And Thursday's cancellation came on the advice of doctors, although the Queen intends to continue keeping some engagements at the palace. | |
| A spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace said: "Her Majesty the Queen has reluctantly agreed to cancel a visit to Arsenal football stadium today due to a strained muscle in her back. | |
| "Doctors advised Her Majesty to reduce her workload today and will review her progress on a daily basis. | |
| "The strained muscle was sustained at the end of the Balmoral period and has not improved during a busy two weeks of engagements." | |
| While the Duke of Edinburgh was to continue with the stadium visit, the Queen was due to meet the ambassadors of Namibia and Belgium at Buckingham Palace. | |
| It is not yet clear whether she will attend the races at Newmarket tomorrow or take part in a lunch with the stewards at the Jockey Club to mark her 80th birthday. | |
| Walking stick | |
| The Queen rarely cancels appointments. | |
| But in June last year, she had to cancel three engagements after catching a bad cold and suffering from a sore throat. | |
| And in 2003, she had keyhole surgery on both her knees. | |
| The Queen used a walking stick while she was recovering and her official engagements were scaled down. |