Queen Elizabeth at the engagement in Windsor Castle on October 19.Photo: ALASTAIR GRANT/POOL/AFP via Getty
Queen Elizabethis in good spirits after her recent health setbacks, according to U.K. Prime MinisterBoris Johnson.
On Saturday, Johnson, 57, spoke with Channel 4 News in Rome, where he told the outlet, “I spoke to Her Majesty and she’s on very good form,” Reuters andThe Guardianreported.
“She’s just got to follow the advice of her doctors and get some rest and I think that’s the important thing,” he added of his summary from their weekly audience. “I think the whole country wishes her well.”
Concerns about the Queen’s health first began earlier this month when the 95-year-old monarchcanceled a trip to Northern Irelandbased on advice from her medical team. It was later revealed that the monarch had alsospent time in the hospital, where Buckingham Palace said she underwent “preliminary investigations.”
Boris Johnson and Queen Elizabeth.Jack Hill/WPA Pool/Getty Images
Johnson’s statement about the Queen comes about a day after it was revealed that doctors advised her to ease up on her typically busy schedule.
“The doctors have advised that Her Majesty can continue to undertake light, desk-based duties during this time, including some virtual Audiences, but not to undertake any official visits,” the statement continued. “Her Majesty regrets that this means she will be unable to attend the Festival of Remembrance on Saturday, 13th November.”
The statement concluded, “However, it remains The Queen’s firm intention to be present for the National Service of Remembrance onRemembrance Sunday, on 14th November.”
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The extended rest ordered for the Queen came just days after the palace confirmed that she"regretfully" will not attend next week’s COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conferencein Glasgow.
She has also reportedly been given doctor’s orders in recent months togive up horse ridingandmartinis.
And though the Queen won’t travel to Scotland, and will instead stay at Windsor Castle and take part invirtual meetings, the palace did confirm this week thatPrince Charles, 73, andPrince William, 39, will head north with their wives,Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 74, andKate Middleton, 39, for the COP26 global climate summit.
source: people.com
