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Queen Elizabethis back on duty!
The Queen, 95, who spent a night undergoingunspecified testsin the hospital last week, wore a cheery yellow dress as she took part in two virtual audiences from her home at Windsor Castle on Tuesday morning.
As has become the norm since the pandemic began, she communicated with diplomats at Buckingham Palace via video chat to conduct the ceremony.
Last Wednesday, the Queen “reluctantly"accepted advice from her doctorsto cancel a two-day visit to Northern Ireland to mark its 100th anniversary, to stay at home to rest at Windsor Castle instead. On Thursday, the palace announced that the monarch spent Wednesday night at King Edward VII’s Hospital in London for “preliminary investigations,” without elaborating further.
The statement said that the Queen remained in “good spirits” after the stay, and was back at her desk on Thursday afternoon, undertaking light duties.
Queen Elizabeth appears via video link.Alamy Stock Photo
Her return to work, albeit via video screen, is a good sign that she will be okay for her next in-person, public duty on November 1, when she is expected to travel to Glasgow for the opening of the COP26 climate conference next week.
In a brief statement, Buckingham Palace announced that Elizabeth hosted two audiences on Tuesday.
Queen Elizabeth II appears on a screen via videolink from Windsor Castle.Alamy Stock Photo
Up to last week, the Queen was busy with a series of engagements that had seen her host business leaders likeBill Gatesand U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for ClimateJohn Kerrywho had gathered for the Global Investment Summit.
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Queen Elizabeth at the reception on Tuesday evening.ARTHUR EDWARDS/POOL/AFP via Getty
She also opened the Scottish hadopened the Welsh Parliament, or Senedd, last Thursday, in addition to carrying out aseries of video callsand virtual audiences.
source: people.com
