the phone. The Queen traditionally meets with the Prime Minister every week in order to discuss government matters, and although the audience is usually held in an Audience room in Her Majesty’s apartments, it was not the case this time, owing to her recent diagnosis.
She has continued to carry out several other light duties since testing positive for COVID, including going through her daily red box signing off on official papers. In terms of future engagements, a royal source said that they will be assessed on a daily basis. The Queen is reportedly fully vaccinated against the virus and has been living at Windsor Castle since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago. Moreover, anyone who enters the royal residence to meet with Her Majesty is expected to take a COVID test.
As the monarch continues to isolate, reports also claim that several royal household members based at Windsor Castle have also tested positive for the virus. The Queen’s diagnosis came after her son Prince Charles and his wife Camilla also contracted the virus. Her Majesty had reportedly met with the Prince just two days before he received his diagnosis. Following Prince Charles’ COVID diagnosis, sources confirmed that the Queen was being monitored but had not displayed any symptoms at the time.
