Amid ongoing speculation about Queen Elizabeth’s health, the monarch attended a thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday in honor of her late husband, Prince Philip.

It was the first public outing in more than five months for the queen to reach into the arms of her son, Prince Andrew, and use a cane. The 95-year-old queen has suffered health problems in recent months, including a collision with COVID-19 in February.

The embarrassed Duke of York, who resigned from the king’s duties over a scandal involving a relationship with the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, played an unusual role in Tuesday’s events. He drove with the Queen from Windsor, where she lived, to the abbey and drove from her side door to her home.

Many acquaintances of the royal family were shocked by Andrea’s presence, even though it was first announced that she would attend the ceremony. The prince was removed from all ranks of military and royal patronage in January, and last month agreed to a sexual assault case.

Andrew, who has long been criticized for his relationship with Epstein, quit his royal duties in 2019 after a devastating interview with BBC Newsnight. Shortly thereafter, the queen was photographed with Andrew on horseback as a sign of apparent support.

The duke expects to return to royal duties at some point, but is increasingly involved in the Epstein scandal. Virginia Joffre filed a lawsuit in August 2021 accusing the royal family of sexual assaults and violence in 2001 when she was a minor. Andrew denied his allegations.

In January, as the trial continued, the Duke revoked his military and royal patronage titles, a move he claimed was supported by Queen Elizabeth and Andrew themselves, according to Buckingham Palace.

“With the Queen’s permission and consent, the military property and the royal patronage of the Duke of York have been returned to the Queen,” the palace said in a statement the day after the federal judge dismissed Andrew’s motion. file a civil case. “The Duke of York continues to perform no public duty and protects this case as a private person.”

Andrew reached an out-of-court settlement with Joufrey in February and made a “substantial donation” to support his victims ’rights to his charity, his attorney David Boyce said in a statement.

The donation was $ 16.3 million including the Queen’s donation. The Telegraph reported.

Other members of the royal family also attended services in honor of Prince Philip, including Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla; Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex; And Prince William and Kate Middleton and their two eldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Prince Harry had previously said he would not attend, even though he attended his grandfather’s funeral last year.

The Duke of Edinburgh died on 9 April 2021, at the age of 99, he had been married to the Queen for over 70 years.

His funeral was relatively free due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The service on Tuesday was an opportunity to remember Philip, allowing members of the royal family from around the world, members of the military and government officials to pay their respects.

Oscar producer Will Packer said the LAPD was ready to arrest actor Will Smith on Sunday after attacking comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars ceremony.

In Conversation With “Good Morning America,” which aired Friday morning, Packer told what happened after the shocking incident at the Academy Awards.

“They say, you know, drums is the word they used at the time,” Packer said from ABC.

“They said we would take him; We are ready. We are ready to accept it right away. You can click on charges. We can arrest him. They think about the options and before they can talk, Chris is reluctant to reject those options. He said, “No, I’m fine.” It’s like “No, no, no”.

Smith took to the stage for the Oscars and slapped Rock in the face Sunday night after comedian “GI Jane” joked about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who shaved her head after battling the loss of hair. After returning to his seat, Smith shouted twice at Rock, “Don’t remove my wife’s name.”

After the awards ceremony, the LAPD issued a statement saying they knew of the incident, but Rock refused to file a police report.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences condemned the violence and on Wednesday said disciplinary proceedings had been initiated against Smith for violating his standards of conduct. He said Smith was fired, but he refused. (Many wondered why Smith, who was nominated for the lead role, was given to remain in the audience after the onstage attack.)

However, reports on Thursday accused the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of lying about Smith asking him to leave the theater. According to TMZ and Variety, citing unnamed sources, there was a dispute between academy officials over whether Smith would be removed and they never reached an agreement.

Smith later won the Leading Actor Award and gave an emotional speech in which he apologized to the academy and his fellow candidates and tried to justify his actions. He apologized to Rock in an Instagram post the next day.

Packer, who led the Oscars ’first all-black production team, said he didn’t speak directly to Smith about the Oscars.