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Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday at the reception at Windsor Castle
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is struggling with minor health problems.
For an audience at Windsor Castle, the 95-year-old monarch leaned on a cane as she received senior military officers James Macleod and Eldon Millar.
"As you can see, I cannot move," said Elizabeth II when asked how she was.
She pointed to her left foot.
"A little stiff"
The scene was caught on video.
The palace declined to comment on the matter.
The Queen was feeling "a little stiff" but was not suffering from an injury or illness, the PA news agency reported, citing unnamed sources.
According to the Reuters news agency, the Queen took part in two video audiences with the ambassadors from Spain and Estonia on Tuesday.
Most recently, there was concern for the monarch when her son Prince Charles tested positive for the corona virus shortly after meeting his mother.
The fact that the queen received visitors again just a few days later should be seen as proof that she was not infected.
In the past year, the Queen had to cancel several public appointments and was ordered to rest by her doctors.
Hustle and bustle surrounding Prince Andrew burdens the royal family
In addition to health concerns about the Queen, the British royal family is currently burdened with several affairs.
On Tuesday, her second eldest son, Prince Andrew, saved himself from a civil lawsuit over allegations of abuse in the United States with an alleged settlement worth millions.
American Virginia Giuffre accused the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was a minor.
Andrew was considered the Queen's favorite son.
On Wednesday, Scotland Yard also announced that it was investigating the heir to the throne, Prince Charles: A close associate is said to have offered a Saudi businessman a knighthood and a British passport in return for charitable donations.
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