The Queen online and on duty in first public engagement since death of Prince Philip
Monarch, 95, held virtual audiences at Windsor Castle via video-link on Tuesday afternoon, while the Cambridges were out driving a tractor
27 April 2021 • 5:13pm
Queen in first public engagement since death of Prince Philip
Credit: Yui Mok/PA
The Queen has been photographed for the first time carrying out an official public engagement since the death of her beloved husband the Duke of Edinburgh.
The monarch, 95, held virtual audiences at Windsor Castle via video-link on Tuesday.
It is the first time she has been seen undertaking her royal duties since Philip, 99, died peacefully at the Berkshire royal residence on April 9.
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Queen makes first official appearance since Prince Philip s funeral
The Queen has carried out her first official public engagements since the Duke of Edinburgh s funeral, with two virtual audiences from inside Windsor Castle.
The monarch, who turned 95 last week, held two audiences with the ambassadors of Latvia and Ivory Coast, who were at Buckingham Palace, while she was at Windsor.
Photographs showed the
Queen dressed in a pale blue floral dress and no longer wearing black after two weeks of royal court mourning ended on Friday.
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The Queen held audiences via video-link from Windsor Castle with the Ambassador from the Republic of Latvia and the Ambassador from the Republic of Cote d Ivoire
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Queen Elizabeth II appears on a screen by videolink from Windsor Castle (Image: PA) (Image: PA)
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