Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Queen Carries Out First Official Engagements since Hospital Stay

THE GUARDIAN: Monarch, 95, holds virtual audiences from Windsor Castle after following doctor’s orders to rest

The Queen was pictured on a computer screen as she greeted the South Korean ambassador to the UK.Photograph: Victoria Jones/AP

The Queen has carried out virtual audiences from Windsor Castle – her first official engagements in seven days since she was ordered to rest by doctors.

It is the first time the 95-year-old head of state has been seen – albeit on a computer screen – since she hosted a busy evening reception for the global investment summit on 19 October.

She cancelled a trip to Northern Ireland, was under doctor’s orders to rest and underwent preliminary tests in hospital on 20 October during her first overnight stay at a medical facility in eight years.

The Queen was wearing a yellow dress and her three-strand pearl necklace and was seen smiling during the audiences on Tuesday.

She was pictured on a computer screen as she greeted the South Korean ambassador to the UK, Kim Gunn. » | PA Media | Tuesday, October 26, 2021