My life will always be devoted to service, UK's Queen Elizabeth says

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II signs her annual Commonwealth Day message in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, Britain, in this picture issued March 5, 2021. Steve Parsons/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth said her life would always be devoted to service in a message to mark Commonwealth Day, after the 95-year-old monarch was forced to pull out of Monday's annual church service to mark the occasion.

Elizabeth, the world's oldest and longest-reigning monarch whose health has become an increasing concern, announced on Friday she would miss the Commonwealth Service at London’s Westminster Abbey which the royals have attended for nearly 50 years.