Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, suffering from gastroenteritis, was
admitted to hospital on Sunday, a Buckingham Palace spokesman told
AFP.
All the 86-year-old's engagements for this week, including a visit to
Rome, have been called off, the spokesman added.
"The Queen is being assessed at King Edward VII's Hospital in London
after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis. As a precaution, all
official engagements this week will be either postponed or cancelled,"
he said.
Britain's head of state is known for her robust health and devotion to
duty, and rarely misses engagements.
The sovereign first felt unwell on Friday and cancelled a visit
Saturday to a military celebration in the city of Swansea to mark St.
David's Day, the national day of Wales.
Instead of that engagement, she had been spending the weekend resting
at Windsor Castle, west of London.
That she was taken to the royals' regular hospital in central London
suggests that her condition was not serious enough to warrant going to
a hospital close to Windsor.
Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip were due to visit Rome
on Wednesday and Thursday, when they were to meet Italian President
Giorgio Napolitano.
The monarch celebrated her diamond jubilee in 2012, marking her 60
years on the throne. This year further ceremonies will be held to mark
the six decades since her coronation in 1953.
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