The reigning monarch made her first royal appearance following Prince Philip’s funeral on April 17, People magazine reported on Tuesday.
The 95-year-old conducted two virtual engagements from Windsor Castle, where she has been residing for most of the past year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Elizabeth was seen smiling on-screen while wearing a floral dress and pearls as she interacted with Ivita Burmistre, ambassador from the Republic of Latvia, and Sara Affoue Amani, ambassador from the Republic of Côte d Ivoire. Queen Elizabeth II appears on a screen by videolink from Windsor Castle, where she is in residence, during a virtual audience to receive Her Excellency Ivita Burmistre, the Ambassador of Latvia at Buckingham Palace on April 27, 2021, in London, England.
The Royal Family entered a longer mourning period of two weeks. The Queen will often meet members of the diplomatic community and these one-on-one audiences will typically last about 20 minutes, with conversations being entirely private, according to the Royal Family s website. Prince Philip, who was the longest-serving consort in history, died in Windsor Castle on April 9. Queen Elizabeth II held her first in-person engagement in the week following his death, and last week she marked her 95th birthday in a low-key fashion at Windsor Castle. Today The Queen held Audiences with incoming Ambassadors via video link from Windsor Castle to Buckingham Palace.
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