Queen Elizabeth.Photo: Royal Family/Twitter
Despiterecent health scares,Queen Elizabethbrought her sense of humor during a video call.
The 95-year-old monarch met with the 2020 winner of The Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, David Constantine, over video call from Windsor Castle on Friday.
“I’m very glad to have the chance to see you, if only mechanically, this morning,” the Queen said with a smile.
Constantine accepted the medal, a prize dating back to 1933 in the reign of King George V, at Buckingham Palace from the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, who chairs the Poetry Medal Committee.
“I don’t know what you do with it — do you put it in a cupboard? the Queen quipped.
“Somewhere safe, yes,” Constantine replied, adding that he would show it to his children and grandchildren who were gathered at his home.
“Ah, right,” the Queen said. “Well, that will be nice. Well, it is rather a nice medal, isn’t it?”
Last week, after several outings when shewalked with a cane,Queen Elizabethcanceled a scheduled trip to Northern Irelandto mark the nation’s 100th anniversary after doctors advised her to rest.
The next day, it was revealed that the monarch hadstayed overnight in the hospital.
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The monarchresumed her royals dutieson Tuesday morning with a virtual audience from her home in Windsor. However, the palace announced later that day shewill not attend the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conferencenext week.
The statement continued, “Her Majesty is disappointed not to attend the Reception but will deliver an address to the assembled delegates via a recorded video message.”
source: people.com
