The news remains not very reassuring on the side of Elizabeth II … This Thursday, February 24, 2022, Buckingham Palace has – once again – announced the postponement of several engagements in which the sovereign was to take part from her Windsor castle. Tested positive for Covid-19 last Sunday, the queen only suffered from mild symptoms and had to continue with some non-tiring official engagements. But she finally has to cancel videoconferences…
“The two virtual audiences that were scheduled for the Queen today will now be postponed to a later date as she continues to self-isolate with Covidreports English journalist Rebecca English on Twitter. Her Majesty is continuing her light duties, according to Buckingham Palace. No other appointments are scheduled this week..” Still on Twitter, royal expert Omid Scobie clarified that she was still able to speak with her Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday evening, for their traditional weekly interview.
Tuesday already, hearings by interposed screens had been canceled at the last moment. Should we worry about the 95-year-old sovereign, although she is triple vaccinated? Elizabeth II could unfortunately have contracted the coronavirus after seeing her son Prince Charles. The Prince of Wales was indeed declared positive on February 10, 2 days after speaking with his mother. His wife Camilla was also forced to isolate herself after being tested positive in turn…
This beginning of the year is definitely rich in emotion for Elizabeth II. If the Briton had the joy of starting the celebrations of her platinum jubilee for her 70 years of reign, which will continue with great fanfare at the beginning of June, she also had to manage the legal disputes of her son Prince Andrew, accused of sexual assault on a minor across the Atlantic. Finally, a financial agreement was reached last week, in particular thanks to the monetary contribution of the sovereign.