Queen Elizabeth II said on Wednesday February 16 that she had trouble “
moving
”, during her first public engagement in person since her meeting eight days ago with Prince Charles, who had subsequently tested positive for Covid-19.
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Elizabeth II received in the middle of the day Major General Eldon Millar, responsible for liaising between the Queen and the armed forces, and his predecessor Rear Admiral James Macleod, at Windsor Castle, about forty kilometers from London, principal place of residence of the sovereign.
A slight stiffness
Video of the encounter shows the queen welcoming them 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.
According to the British agency PA, the queen is suffering from a slight stiffness.
Despite this difficulty, this appearance of the 95-year-old sovereign, who had spent a night in the hospital in the fall for a reason never specified, thus sends a new rather reassuring signal about her state of health, in a busy context for the British monarchy.
His second son Prince Andrew has reached an agreement to end a complaint in the United States for sexual assault and Scotland Yard has opened an investigation linked to a foundation of Prince Charles.
On Tuesday, she received by videoconference the new ambassadors of Estonia and Spain.
The services of Prince Charles, 73, announced last Thursday that the heir to the British crown had tested positive for Covid – for the second time – and that he was isolating himself.
He had met his mother 48 hours earlier.
The monarch's entourage then indicated that she had no symptoms, without saying whether she had been tested positive or negative, fueling concern.
On Monday, Camilla, 74, wife of Prince Charles, announced that she had also caught the Covid.
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Queen Elizabeth passed the milestone of 70 years of reign on February 6, an unprecedented longevity for the British monarchy.
Four days of festivities are planned to celebrate its platinum jubilee.
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.