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The Queen has carried out virtual audiences at 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 October 19.
She cancelled a trip to Northern Ireland, was under strict orders to rest and faced preliminary tests in hospital on October 20 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 as she met the ambassador from the Republic of Korea, Gunn Kim.
The Telegraph report that she has been resting at home in Windsor Castle since Thursday morning, when she returned from an overnight stay in hospital having undergone “preliminary tests”.
The news, which will bring deep relief to admirers concerned for the Queen’s health, suggests she is well enough to resume public duties and may attend COP26 as planned.
Last week, the Queen took the unusual step of cancelling a trip to Northern Ireland at the last minute, having “reluctantly” accepted medical advice to rest.
On Wednesday, she spent the night in the King Edward VII hospital in London having undergone tests for unexplained symptoms.
On Sunday she missed a church service at Windsor’s All Saints Chapel, and has not been seen walking her dogs since her hospital visit.
The Queen was said to be “knackered” due to a busy social life and her preference for late-night television, according to the Sunday Times.
She has kept up a busy schedule since returning from Balmoral at the beginning of October, with 19 engagements in 19 days.
She hosted a major Global Investment summit at Windsor Castle on Tuesday evening, where she looked bright and cheerful as she carried out her royal duties.
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Her admission was not related to coronavirus.
Buckingham Palace has not commented on whether the Queen has received her booster Covid-19 jab but given her age it is likely she has had it.
The palace initially kept the Queen’s stay in hospital a secret, saying on Wednesday she was resting at Windsor and in good spirits after pulling out of a Northern Ireland visit.
After news was leaked to the Sun, they confirmed she had been in for tests but had already returned home on Thursday and was in “good spirits”.
The overnight stay was for “practical reasons”, a source said.
It was the monarch’s first overnight hospital stay in eight years. She spent a night at the private clinic in 2013 when she was treated for a nasty bout of gastroenteritis.
Her doctors and aides have been awaiting the results of tests and input from specialists, before they could advise the Queen on when she can sensibly be back in action in public.
A planned appearance at COP26, to deliver a speech and host a reception for world leaders, is still on the cards, if she is well enough.
The Queen has been on “light duties” in private, including reading her red boxes
