Queen Elizabethis continuing to stay busy amid her husbandPrince Philip’shospital stay.
The Queen held a video meeting with the Governor of South Australia, His Excellency the Hon. Hieu Van Le, and the Hon. Steven Marshall MP, Premier of South Australia, on Wednesday to hear how the region has handled the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccinating key workers and lifting restrictions. She also learned how South Australia has recovered from the drought and bushfires in early 2020.
Upon seeing the statue, the Queen, 94, said: “It must be quite alarming to suddenly see it out of the window — you’d think, gracious, has she arrived unexpectedly!”
Queen Elizabeth speaks to Hieu Van Le and Steven Marshall.Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth.Buckingham Palace
Hannaford also presentedQueen Elizabethwith a “maquette,” a scale model of the statue, which will be sent on to her as a memento.
On receiving the maquette, the Queen thanked the sculptor and said: “I’m glad it’s not quite as big as the original statue!”
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Queen Elizabeth statue.Buckingham Palace
The Queen’s latest video call was released the same day as her husbandPrince Philip, 99, wastransferred to a top hospitalacross London for more treatment.
According to the palace statement, “The Duke of Edinburgh was today transferred from King Edward VII’s Hospital to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital where doctors will continue to treat him for an infection, as well as undertake testing and observation for a pre-existing heart condition.
“The Duke remains comfortable and is responding to treatment but is expected to remain in hospital until at least the end of the week.”
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By Tuesday, March 2, Philip will have been in the hospital for two weeks. When he was first admitted to King Edward VII hospital it was said he was at the hospital as “a precautionary measure” after he felt unwell.
source: people.com
