His health is scrutinized. Queen Elizabeth II, 95, tested positive for Covid-19 but only has “mild” symptoms comparable to those of a cold, Buckingham Palace announced on Sunday February 20.
She will carry out “light tasks” over the next week, Buckingham Palace nevertheless specified, thus being reassuring about her state of health.
The sovereign, who has just passed the milestone of 70 years of reign, had met her son Prince Charles on February 8, two days before he tested positive.
Since her interview with her son, the Queen had made several public appearances. She notably made a public engagement in person last Wednesday, receiving Major General Eldon Millar, responsible for liaison between the Queen and the armed forces, and his predecessor, Rear Admiral James Macleod, at Windsor Castle, at a forty kilometers from London, the main place of residence of the sovereign.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wished the Queen “a speedy recovery” via Twitter.
I’m sure I speak for everyone in wishing Her Majesty The Queen a swift recovery from Covid and a rapid return to vibrant good health.
—Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) February 20, 2022
A reassuring state of health
A video of the meeting showed her welcoming the two soldiers standing, smiling, wearing a patterned dress, with a cane in her hands. “As you can see I can’t move,” she said pointing to her left foot or leg.
This appearance of the queen had given a reassuring signal about her state of health, particularly scrutinized since she spent a night in the hospital in the fall for “preliminary” examinations, the nature of which has never since been clarified.
Since his health problems in October, his appearances had become rare, but the palace recently announced a resumption of its public activities: before a ceremony on March 29 at Westminster Abbey in memory of Prince Philip, her late husband l Last year, the Queen is due to attend a diplomatic reception in Windsor on March 2 and a Commonwealth ceremony on March 14.