/ 28 February 2022

Queen Elizabeth still crook with COVID

Image source: Getty
Image source: Getty

The Queen has cancelled an annual event at Windsor Castle as she continues her recovery from COVID. She was due to host hundreds of foreign diplomats, and according to Buckingham Palace, the event was postponed on advice from Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. No details were given about why the event was canned, but it may not be entirely down to the coronavirus… Reports suggest that it’s linked to what’s happening in Ukraine and an assessment that the Queen’s gathering of international representatives might not be the most appropriate thing to do right now… But the work of the royals continues and Princess Anne will be the first royal to visit Australia in 3.5 years when she opens the Royal Sydney Easter Show in April. Giddy-up…

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