Queen attends first solo engagement since death of husband Prince Philip
Queen visits Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth as it prepares to sail on its first deployment to the Far-East
22 May 2021 • 1:43pm
The Queen carried out her first solo royal duty since Prince Philip's death today as she was welcomed on board Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth.
The Queen sends the ship on its way
Credit: Steve Parsons
It was the monarch's first official solo appearance in public since the death of her husband on April 9, after being accompanied to the Queen's Speech earlier this month by Prince Charles.