On Tuesday, the Queen carried out her first official engagements since the funeral of her husband Prince Philip, which took place on April 17. The monarch held two virtual audiences from her Windsor Castle home, meeting with the ambassador from the Republic of Côte d Ivoire, Her Excellency Sara Affoué Amani, and the ambassador from the Republic of Latvia, Her Excellency Ivita Burmistre.
The ambassadors attended the virtual audiences from Buckingham Palace, the Telegraph reports. Both presented two formal diplomatic documents their predecessors Letters of Recall and their own Letters of Credence to the Queen.
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The Queen held returned to work on Tuesday as she held a series of virtual audiences with incoming Ambassadors over video link.
Her Majesty, who is currently residing at Windsor Castle, received two Ambassadors – the first official duties the monarch has undertaken since the funeral of Prince Philip eight days earlier.
The 95-year-old monarch held audiences with the Ambassadors of Latvia and Côte d’Ivoire.
Her Excellency Ivita Burmistre was presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as ambassador from Latvia to the United Kingdom.
Similarly, Her Excellency Sara Affoué Amani of Côte d’Ivoire. was received in audience by the Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence.