The queenCovid’s recovery appears to be progressing nine days after she caught the virus as she held two virtual audiences with foreign ambassadors. Windsor Castle at home today.
The 95-year-old head of state was feeling good enough to speak to diplomats who were at Buckingham Palace after postponing such virtual engagements for two days last week after a positive test on February 20th.
Buckingham Palace said during his positive test that he was experiencing “mild cold symptoms” but was able to continue with “mild duties” throughout the period until he was well.
Today, the Queen received His Excellency Mr. Carles Jordana Madero, who presented the credentials of his predecessor and his own credentials as Ambassador of the Principality of Andorra to the Court of St. James.
The Monarch also received His Excellency Mr. Kedela Yunus Hamidi, who presented his credentials as Ambassador of the Republic of Chad to the Court of St. James this morning.
Royal commentator Richard Fitzwiams said it was “wonderful news that shows she has recovered from Covid”. Another royal expert, Phil Dampier, tweeted that the queen was “seemingly much better”, adding: “What a woman”.
During both audiences, the queen wore a green dress with a large brooch and her preserved pearls. This comes after the diplomatic reception that the monarch was to host at Windsor Castle tomorrow was also postponed.
The queen was due to meet with hundreds of members of the diplomatic corps, but Buckingham Palace said on Saturday that she had accepted the foreign minister’s advice to postpone the event. The decision is believed to have been made because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Queen Elizabeth II appears on screen via video link from Windsor Castle today during a virtual audience with an ambassador
Queen Elizabeth II appears on screen via a video link from Windsor Castle to a virtual audience to receive Andorran Ambassador Carles Giordano Madero (center) and Soraya Maria Waltz Pinilla (left) at Buckingham Palace in London today
This comes after the Daily Mail revealed today that the Queen was enjoying an afternoon with some of her loved ones over the weekend as she continued her remarkable recovery from Covid.
The 95-year-old monarch went to Frogmore at her Windsor mansion on Sunday, where younger members of her family had gathered to meet her for the first time since the diagnosis.
These included Princess Beatrice, her young daughter Sienna and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their three children, who made the most of the incredibly glorious sun.
When in better health, the Queen often drove to Frogmore, about a mile from Windsor Castle, to walk her dogs.
Today, the Queen received His Excellency Mr. Carles Jordana Madero, who presented the credentials of his predecessor and his own credentials as Ambassador of the Principality of Andorra to the Court of St. James
The Queen also received His Excellency Mr. Kedela Yunus Hamidi, who presented his credentials as Ambassador of the Republic of Chad to the Court of St James this morning at Buckingham Palace.
But after a series of problems and her recent diagnosis of Covid-19, she hasn’t been such a frequent visitor lately.
Princess Eugenie, her husband Jack Brooksbank and their one-year-old son August, who live in Frogmore Cottage, are believed not to have been home on Sunday.
The queen is said to be recovering “well” from her coronavirus attack after an outbreak in Windsor.
Last week, she was forced to cancel a number of online engagements while in isolation.
But sources said there was no cause for concern, explaining that her reluctance to appear on camera was due to her sounding rather hoarse as a result of the virus.
The Queen is pictured in the back of a Range Rover leaving Windsor Castle today after suffering from a coronavirus
The Queen is driving a Range Rover today as she leaves her residence at Windsor Castle in Berkshire
The presence of William and Kate was intriguing – coming a day after the Mail revealed that their plans for a new family life in their home counties were moving fast.
The couple has advanced their decision to set up a new preparatory school in Berkshire for their eldest son, Prince George, at 8 p.m.
And they are looking for new family homes at Windsor Mansion, although well-located sources say the castle itself was intended for the couple one day.
The Queen is facing a number of important events to attend, including the British Commonwealth Office at Westminster Abbey on March 14, and then the Duke of Edinburgh Memorial Service, also at the Abbey, on March 29.
The country’s longest-serving monarch, believed to have been vaccinated three times, recently spent more than three months on prescription.
In the fall, she resigned from the Cop26 Climate Change Summit, the Festival of Remembrance, and then from the Sunday Cenotaph of Remembrance service due to a sprained back. She also missed the General Synod of the Church of England.
Now the queen regularly uses a cane and has recently been portrayed as weaker. She remarked during an audience at Windsor Castle last month: “Well, as you can see, I can’t move.”
Her light duties as head of state include working from her red boxes sent to her every day and containing political documents, telegrams from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, letters and other government documents that must be read and, where necessary, approved and signed.