Queen Elizabeth II cancels Wales trip

Monarch experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis, spokewsoman says

Author: From Max Foster CNN
Published On: Mar 11 2013 11:30:13 AM CDT   Updated On: Mar 01 2013 03:39:38 PM CST
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has canceled a planned trip to Wales because she is experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis, a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said Friday.

Elizabeth, who had been scheduled to visit Wales on Saturday, will now spend the weekend at Windsor Castle as usual, the spokeswoman added.

The queen's health will be assessed in the coming days.

The queen had been scheduled to present leeks -- a symbol of Wales' patron saint, St. David -- to members of a reserve battalion of The Royal Welsh infantry unit at a parade in Swansea on Saturday.

The event was to commemorate St. David's Day, celebrated Friday.

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