Queen Makes First Official Appearance Since Prince Philip’s Funeral | UK News

The Queen made her first official public engagements since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, with two virtual audiences inside Windsor Castle.

The monarch, who turned 95 last week, held two audiences with the ambassadors of Latvia and Cote d’Ivoire, who were at Buckingham Palace, while in Windsor.

Photographs showed the Queen wearing a pale blue floral dress and no longer wearing black after two weeks of mourning at the royal court on Friday.

Via video, Ivita Burmistre, the Ambassador of Latvia, presented the letters of recall from her predecessor and her own letters of credence to the Queen, as did Sara Affoue Amani, the Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire.

This is the first time that photos of Her Majesty performing her Royal duties have been published since Prince Philip is dead peacefully at Windsor Castle on April 9.

She was back to work just four days after her death with an audience and investiture with Earl Peel, who was relinquishing his role as Lord Chamberlain, and a day later welcomed her new Lord Chamberlain, Baron Parker.

The royal family gathered for Prince Philip’s funeral on April 17, during a socially distanced funeral service in St George’s Chapel, with the Queen pictured sitting alone.

To mark her birthday last week, she posted a message thanking supporters for their support and tributes to her husband.

She said she and her family were in a “time of great sadness” but were comforted by words of praise for the Duke.

“We have been deeply touched and we continue to remember that Philip had such an extraordinary impact on countless people throughout his life,” she added.

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