so for the first time in 59 years, queen liz is missing the opening of parliament because of what s being called mobility issues. today, the 96-year-old monarch is delegating the responsibility to prince charles. cnn s max foster is live in lonen with the latest on this, max, what do you known? john, i think it s a poignant reminder that the queen won t be around forever and prince charles will be in that role. we ve seen her stepping back increasingly over time but this is the first time i can really think of where he s not been able to carry out one of her core constitutional roles. if you match, you know, got a strained system here, still up over time, parliament for us, the house of commons, the lower house, the upper house, the house of lords and the monarch. and parliament can t open without all three coming together on opening day. that s what happened, today, the queen couldn t get to parliament. you see it symbolized by a crown. not there in body.