This is the first time the queen has been seen performing an in-person engagement since October 19.
London:
On Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth II held a face-to-face audience with Britain’s most senior military officer, nearly a month after her last public appearance.
The 95-year-old monarch pulled out of the annual British tribute event dead on Sunday with a ‘sprained back’, the latest of several more canceled appearances. raised concerns about her health.
But she welcomed Chief of Staff of Defense Nick Carter at her Windsor Castle residence in west London to mark his departure from the role.
Carter in full ceremonial uniform chats with the queen, who is wearing a floral green, orange and white dress in the castle’s Oak Room and standing unaided, weeks after people saw her using a walking stick.
The video shows Carter being greeted by the dachshund-corgi cross of the monarch, Candy, who lies on the red carpet floor by the door as they speak.
It is the first time the queen has been seen performing an in-person engagement since hosting a reception at Windsor for global investors on October 19.
The next day, Buckingham Palace announced she was withdrawing from a planned two-day trip to Northern Ireland and had been advised to rest for treatment.
But within 24 hours, royal officials were forced to confirm a report that she spent the night in a private hospital in central London following unspecified tests.
Aides insisted the overnight stay was for “practical reasons” and that she had continued “light duties”, including holding video calls with incoming ambassadors.
However, speculation about her health was fueled on October 26, when she withdrew from a planned appearance at this month’s United Nations climate change summit. .
Again, it followed “advice to rest” from doctors and instead sent a video message to world leaders, calling them to take collective action to stop global warming. .
Her eldest son and heir, Crown Prince Charles, 73, attended the event in her absence and is currently representing her on overseas visits to Jordan and Egypt.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sought to reassure the public about the health of the queen.
On Sunday, he said he had an audience with her, but without the cameras, last Wednesday, telling reporters: “She’s very nice.”
Palace officials have blamed the queen’s hectic schedule since she returns from her annual summer break to her Balmoral estate in north-east Scotland.
She has maintained public engagements since the death of her 73-year-old husband, Prince Philip, in April, including hosting G7 leaders at a summit in Cornwall in October. 6.
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