Elizabeth II seen with a cane in public

Queen Elizabeth II was seen on Tuesday walking with a cane, using the accessory for the first time in a public engagement since 2004, when she had undergone knee surgery.

The 95 year old Queen, dressed in a blue ensemble, coat and matching hat, attended a celebration at Westminster Abbey on the occasion of the Royal British centenary Legion, a support organization for soldiers and veterans of the British Army.

To access the abbey, she did not use the main entrance but took another entrance to shorten her journey. Buckingham Palace declined to comment.

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Queen at the age of 25 years, Elizabeth II has more than six decades of reign. Her husband Prince Philip died on April 9 at the age of 99 years.