(London) Queen Elizabeth II, whose health recently alarmed the British, was photographed driving a car on Windsor Castle grounds where she was resting on the advice of her doctors.
Photos published in the British press show the 95-year-old emperor alone in a vehicle, wearing green jaguar, sunglasses and a scarf over her hair.
The Queen’s funeral took place on October 20, the day after the reception in Windsor Castle, where she was seen chatting with her Prime Minister Boris Johnson and American businessman Bill Gates.
On the advice of her doctors, the sovereign should refrain from any official travel for at least two weeks, Buckingham Palace announced Friday evening.
However, Palace said she could pursue “light tasks”, including videoconference hearings.
She last appeared in public on Thursday, presenting a gold medal for poetry to English poet David Constantine at a video conference hearing. A 24-second video aired through the palace shows her smiling and discussing with the poet through screens interposed.
Elizabeth II, her husband Prince Philip died in April at the age of 99, most recently seen walking with a cane, the first since 2004.
Boris Johnson, who speaks with her every week, said in an interview on Saturday that the head of state was “in very good condition” and assured her that she would “just follow his doctor’s advice and rest.”
The Queen has given up attending COP26, a two-week UN climate conference in Glasgow.
She also had to cancel her participation in the November 13 Remembrance Festival, a tribute to British and Commonwealth soldiers, but “retained a firm intention” to attend the Remembrance Sunday memorial service around the grave the next day. London, the royal proclamation released on Friday said.
