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.
As the
Telegraph reports, the royal family s official two week period of mourning for Prince Philip
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Queen Elizabeth II is back to work following the funeral of her beloved husband, Prince Philip.
Her Majesty The Queen conducted a series of royal engagements on Tuesday, marking her first since the Duke of Edinburgh was laid to rest on April 17. He died on April 9 at the age of 99.
Queen Elizabeth began her morning with two virtual audiences with incoming ambassadors, relayed via video link from Windsor Castle. Audiences are one-on-one meetings with the queen, and are a key element of her day-to-day work. The reigning monarch was all smiles in images released from the virtual event.
The Queen s birthday parade details accidentally revealed Hello! 2 hrs ago
Details about
the Queen sbirthday parade have been accidentally revealed in a now-deleted tweet. The parade is expected to be held on 12 June.
already announced to be scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In the now deleted tweet, it was confirmed that the Scots Guards would Troop the Colours in a smaller ceremony at Windsor Castle.
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This will be similar to how the
celebrations were conducted last year, where other members of the royal family were not in attendance and the ceremony was broadcast on TV.
At the time, a small, brief, military ceremony took place at Windsor Castle to mark the Queen s official 94th birthday, and it was all conducted in accordance with strict social distancing guidelines.
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Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Vedder and the Foo Fighters are among acts set to play at SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, in an event hosted by Selena Gomez.
The President and Vice President and First Lady Jill Biden will all make appearances as part of demands for funding to get the world vaccinated.