The Queen has been pictured for the first time since her
COVID-19 isolation. The monarch, 95, carried out two virtual audiences from
Windsor Castle on Tuesday, meeting the Ambassador of Andorra, Carles Jordana
Madero, and the Ambassador of Chad, Kedella Younous Hamidi.
Her Majesty could be seen wearing a green outfit during her video
meetings from her Berkshire abode.
Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Queen had tested positive for COVID-19 on 20 February and
was suffering from “mild cold-like symptoms”.
Last week, she canceled her planned virtual engagements as
she continued to isolate herself at Windsor Castle. She did, however, hold her weekly
telephone audience with Prime Minister Boris Johnson last Wednesday.
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The Queen speaking with the Ambassador of Andorra, Carles Jordana Madero
The palace said last week that Her Majesty would continue with light
duties, which are thought to include going through her red boxes and signing
off official papers.
The Queen is understood to be triple vaccinated but she had been on
doctors’ orders to rest since mid-October, after canceling a run of
engagements and spending a night in hospital undergoing preliminary tests.
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The Queen meeting with the Ambassador of Chad, Kedella Younous Hamidi
Her Majesty has also been pictured using a walking stick more
frequently, including at a tea party in Sandringham earlier this month to mark
the start of her Platinum Jubilee year.
Over the weekend, it emerged that the Queen had accepted the Foreign
Secretary’s advice to delay the diplomatic reception which
had been due to take place at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.
It is understood the postponement is because of the situation in Ukraine
and is unrelated to the monarch’s health.
