Doctors conducted tests on the monarch at a medical center, days after she suspended a trip to Northern Ireland for medical advice
Queen Elizabeth II of England was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday afternoon to undergo “preliminary tests”, Buckingham Palace reported last night. The 95-year-old monarch was discharged yesterday “at lunchtime” and returned to Windsor Castle, where she is in a “good mood.” On Thursday afternoon, according to Reuters, he returned to work lightly.
At the health center, the queen has been cared for by specialists and “preliminary investigations” have been carried out, after which she has returned to Windsor “in a good mood.” His admission has not been related to the coronavirus, according to the BBC chain.
This same week, doctors advised the queen to cancel her planned trip to Northern Ireland and rest for a few days. Elizabeth II was scheduled to participate on Wednesday in a religious ceremony to mark the centenary of the creation of the still-troubled British territory. The 95-year-old queen decided “reluctantly” to follow the advice of her doctors, who have recommended “rest for the next few days.”
Also a week ago, television cameras filmed the queen walking with the help of a cane – it was the first time she had appeared like this in public, according to palace correspondents – although on Tuesday she served a group of investors in apparent excellent form. in his fortress at Windsor.
69 years on the throne
Despite her age, the death of her husband Felipe in April and the covid-19 pandemic, Elizabeth II, who will turn 70 as monarch next year, has continued to tirelessly attend public events in recent months. On Tuesday he was present at an official reception in Windsor for businessman Bill Gates and the US envoy for the climate, John Kerry, in which British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also participated.
The monarch is scheduled to attend events related to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow later this month.
There has been repeated speculation about a possible retirement, especially after the death in April of her inseparable husband at the age of 99. But the head of state of 16 countries continues with a busy schedule. While she is no longer traveling abroad, where she is represented by her son and heir, Prince Charles, she participated in the G7 summit in June, awards decorations and receives new ambassadors to the UK, sometimes by videoconference.
On Tuesday, the British magazine ‘The Oldie’ indicated that the queen had rejected an award that this medium gives each year to an elderly person. “His Majesty thinks that one is as old as he feels and, consequently, he believes that he does not meet the criteria to accept it,” his press services indicated in the letter to decline the award.
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