Queen Elizabeth (opens in new tab) put safety first this morning and skipped her usual Sunday church outing. [HELLO! (opens in new tab) magazine (opens in new tab) reported that the Queen decided not to attend a church service in Norfolk due to "safety concerns." Buckingham Palace told the magazine that the Queen (opens in new tab) decided not to go due to public safety concerns caused by high winds in the area.

And honestly, that is an understatement. The "high winds" the Palace is referring to are being caused by Storm Ciara, which is currently devastating many parts of the UK. (Opens in new tab) According to the Independent (opens in new tab), the storm was so severe that many trains, planes, and ferries were cancelled and wind speeds of 93 mph were recorded by the storm.

In addition to the wind storm, Storm Ciara is also pounding large parts of the United Kingdom with rain.

tl;dr: The Queen (open in new tab) skipped church today due to the massive and dangerous storm.

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