The news came recently that the queen will be handing over 25 of her patronages to other members of her family at the start of 2017, and many will see this as her significantly scaling down her workload, however she will still have 575 patronages! Her Majesty will continue to keep up her busy workload and schedule of regular commitments — starting on New Year's Day with her traditional trip to church.
On Nov. 20, the queen and Prince Philip are set to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. As well as a private celebration, it's likely there will also be a Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral or Westminster Abbey. At the service to mark their 60th wedding anniversary, Prince William gave a reading, and Dame Judi Dench read a poem written specially for the occasion by Poet Laureate Andrew Motion.