Queen Elizabeth II is back to her in-person duties after recovering from COVID-19.
The 95-year-old monarch appeared to be in good spirits Monday as she met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle.
The Queen was photographed smiling as she shook hands with Trudeau, 50, and chatted with him in front of a yellow and blue bouquet of flowers, signaling her support of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion.
The Queen tested positive for the coronavirus at the end of February, with Buckingham Palace announcing that she was experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms” but would continue with “light duties.”
“She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines,” the palace added in a statement at the time.
A week after news broke of her COVID-19 diagnosis, the Queen was back to conducting her royal duties virtually and also reunited with some of her grandkids.
By the beginning of March, she was reportedly doing “better” with milder symptoms.
The Queen received her COVID-19 vaccination in 2021 and has since been administered a booster shot.
Her diagnosis came shortly after other members of the royal family tested positive for COVID-19. Prince Charles, her eldest son, came down with the virus for the second time in mid-February, and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, contracted it days later.
Concerns about the Queen’s health were raised in October 2021 when she had to cancel her engagements after being hospitalized for one night. She also caused a stir when she started using a walking cane “for her comfort” that same month. But Buckingham Palace said at the time that she was in good health.
The Queen is Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Charles, 73, is next in the line of succession to the British throne. Camilla, 74, will take the title “Queen Consort” when the Prince of Wales becomes king, the Queen announced last month.
The Queen reportedly plans to move out of Buckingham Palace, where has lived the majority of her 70-year reign, and will reside full-time at Windsor Castle. She is said to prefer Windsor because it is where she spent her final days with her late husband, Prince Philip, who died at age 99 in April 2021.