The Queen has made an official appearance using a walking stick amid reports that she has been using a wheelchair. Her Majesty was pictured viewing a display of antique enamelled trinket boxes and hand-decorated teapots at Windsor Castle.
The newly released snaps of the smiling royal were taken on Wednesday, the Mirror reports. HRH is set to attend a memorial service for her late husband, Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey next week.
Dressed for spring in a floral, long-sleeved dress the queen beamed as she examined the artefacts.The luxury pieces are by British craftwork firm Halcyon Days, which has three Royal Warrants.A demonstration of traditional enamelling and gilding by hand by master artisans - also took place.The Queen was due to visit the Halcyon Days factory in Staffordshire in 2020 to mark its own Platinum Jubilee of 70 years, but plans were put on hold when the pandemic struck.
Much has changed since the outbreak of Covid-19, with the Queen, 95, now using a walking stick, confessing to mobility problems, and usually carrying out only light duties at Windsor.
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