Queen Elizabeth II, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, canceled two videoconference hearings scheduled for Thursday, Buckingham Palace said. She does not anticipate any further commitments this week.
“Her Majesty continues to perform light duties. No further commitments are scheduled for this week,” the palace said in a statement to PA Media. The two hearings scheduled for Thursday “will be postponed”, it is specified.
Mild symptoms
No details were given on the state of health of the 95-year-old sovereign. On Tuesday, she had already canceled scheduled engagements online, with the palace explaining that she was “still showing mild cold-like symptoms”.
Elizabeth II, who passed the milestone of 70 years of reign on February 6, tested positive for Covid on Sunday. She had met her son Prince Charles on February 8, who tested positive two days later. On Wednesday, however, she held her weekly telephone audience with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Rare public appearances
Since she spent a night in the hospital in October, the appearances of the sovereign had become rare. But the palace had recently announced a resumption of its public activities, including a ceremony on March 29 at Westminster Abbey in memory of Prince Philip, her husband who died last year.
Four days of festivities are planned in June to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee marking her 70 years of reign.
