Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh Current Events 27: June 2018 - April 2021

[Princess Larisa]

Court Circular 3rd March:
Buckingham Palace

The Queen held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.

Court Circular 4th March:
Buckingham Palace

Her Excellency Mrs. Bárbara Elena Montalvo Álvarez was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Cuba to the Court of St. James's.

Sir Simon McDonald (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.

The President of the Republic of Malta and Mrs. Vella visited The Queen this afternoon.

The Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of Her Majesty this evening.

Court Circular 5th March:
Buckingham Palace

Major General Robert Thomson was received by The Queen today upon his appointment as Commander British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas.

Ms. Lorna Goodison was received by The Queen this afternoon when Her Majesty presented her with The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
The Poet Laureate (Professor Simon Armitage) was present.

Miss Amanda Milling MP was received by The Queen and delivered up her Wand of Office upon relinquishing her appointment as Treasurer of the Household.

Mr. Stuart Andrew MP was received by Her Majesty upon his appointment as Treasurer of the Household when Her Majesty handed to him his Wand of Office.

Mr. Jeremy Quin MP was received by The Queen when he delivered up his Wand of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as Comptroller of the Household.

Mr. Michael Freer MP was received by Her Majesty upon his appointment as Comptroller of the Household when Her Majesty handed to him his Wand of Office.

Mr. Stuart Andrew MP was received by The Queen and delivered up his Wand of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household.

Mr. Marcus Jones MP was received by The Queen upon his appointment as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household when Her Majesty handed to him his Wand of Office.

The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household was received in audience by The Queen and presented an Address from the House of Commons to which Her Majesty was graciously pleased to make reply.

Court Circular 9th March:
Buckingham Palace

The Queen this afternoon attended the Commonwealth Day Observance Service in Westminster Abbey and was received by the Dean of Westminster (the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle) and the Chairman of the Council of Commonwealth Societies (the Lord Howell of Guildford).

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and The Earl and Countess of Wessex were also present.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Ford (Extra Equerry to The Queen and formerly Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Malcolm Ross (Extra Equerry to The Queen and formerly Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office) which was held in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, this morning.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were represented by the Earl of Rosslyn.
The Duke of York was present.
The Princess Royal was represented by the Hon Dame Shân Legge-Bourke.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.
The Duke and Duchess of Kent were represented by Brigadier Harry Nickerson.
Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy was represented by Mrs Diane Duke.

Court Circular 10th March:
Buckingham Palace

Her Excellency Mrs Saroja Sirisena was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in London.
Dr Sudath Talpahewa was also received by Her Majesty.

Sir Simon McDonald (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.

The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer) had an audience of The Queen this evening.

Court Circular 11th March:
Buckingham Palace

The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Welsh, today received Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Murphy upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Mark Powell upon assuming the appointment.

The Queen, Sovereign Head, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this afternoon received Professor Mark Compton (Lord Prior).

Her Majesty held a Council at 5.30pm.

There were present: the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP (Lord President), the Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal), the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) and the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (Secretary of State for Transport).

The Rt Hon Professor Andrew Burrows, the Rt Hon Sir James Dingemans, the Rt Hon Sir Stephen Phillips and the Rt Hon Sir Andrew Popplewell were sworn in as members of Her Majesty’s Privy Council.

At the Council, The Queen pricked the List of High Sheriffs for the Counties of England (other than Cornwall and those in the Duchy of Lancaster) and Wales.

After the Council, the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP had an audience of The Queen when Her Majesty pricked the List of High Sheriffs for the Counties of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Mr Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.

The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP had an audience of The Queen before the Council.

The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of Her Majesty this evening.

 

[iceflower]

Today, March 11, Queen Elizabeth received Professor Mark Compton, Lord Prior of the Order of St John, who presented her with the Order's first ever Service Medal in gold:


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[TRCRoyal]

1. I love that pink and purple dress.
2. I actually hope everyone HM meets has been tested. She's over 90 and needs to be careful!

 

[Lumutqueen]

Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh Current Events Part 27: June 2018 -

The Queens upcoming engagements have been cancelled for next week, and will be rescheduled due to Covid-19;

https://twitter.com/x/status/1238484217870397441

 

[muriel]

The Queens upcoming engagements have been cancelled due to the current climate;

https://twitter.com/x/status/1238484217870397441

I think that is a very sensible decision in the current circumstances.

 

[Alison H]

So do I - there's no point in people in high-risk groups taking chances. I still can't believe all this is happening, though. There hasn't been this much disruption to normal life since the war.

 

[Osipi]

Not only is cancelling public engagements and events for the Queen a practical safeguard for her own health, it also sends a message to us all that we need to use common sense and take the precautions we're advised to take to prevent this virus from spreading.

 

[TRCRoyal]

I'm so glad her engagements are cancelled.

 

[An Ard Ri]

I was wondering if we'd see the queen cancel her engagements and I believe its the correct decision .

 

[Iluvbertie]

She is still doing engagements - such as audiences. She could have those done by Charles and William as Counsellors of State but she still insists that she should receive all incoming and outgoing High Commissioners and Ambassadors as well as the Privy Council meetings and her weekly audience with the PM. These, these days, make up the bulk of her engagements anyway with the 'away days' being only a small percentage of her engagements.

 

[O-H Anglophile]

Ay her age, I’m not sure the Queen should be in the same room with anybody that has not been tested or has not been near anyone who could be infected.

 

[Countessmeout]

Indeed, especially if she will be around her husband any time in the near future. Her health is pretty good, but his certainly is not. Philip does not need the risk of coming in contact with this virus.

 

[HereditaryPrincess]

I was worried about HM due to her age; since she is in the more at risk age group. I'm glad that her engagements have been postponed.

 

[tausi]

Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh Current Events Part 27: June 2018 -

It’s the right thing to do. I am glad safety came first

 

[tommy100]

Well if you believe the Daily Mail and the Sun the Queen has been "driven away from Buckingham Palace to Windsor due to Coronavirus fears".

Clearly both are overlooking the fact its the weekend and HM nearly always spends the weekends at Windsor.

Apparently if things keep getting worse HM will stay at Sandringham, though not sure what they are basing that on.

 

[Iluvbertie]

Not only does she spend most weekends at Windsor but she also normally moves there a week or so before Easter and stays there for a month for the 'Easter Court'. It is possible that she has simply started the Easter Court a couple of weeks earlier.

I do like the idea that she could go to Sandringham, if things get worse, as she will be with Philip and the Cambridge's will also decamp there - if the schools shut.

 

[Claricecolin]

HM should not be doing public engagements at this time. She may be in good health but she is still in a high risk group. I hope all staff is being monitored as evidently one can still pass the virus, if they have it and aren't showing symptoms. It is best until there is better understanding of how this virus acts that the entire family curtailed public events for the health of all.

 

[Betsypaige]

Not only does she spend most weekends at Windsor but she also normally moves there a week or so before Easter and stays there for a month for the 'Easter Court'. It is possible that she has simply started the Easter Court a couple of weeks earlier.

I do like the idea that she could go to Sandringham, if things get worse, as she will be with Philip and the Cambridge's will also decamp there - if the schools shut.

I’d be glad for this, too - HM hasn’t spent any significant time with Philip in awhile, and that’s a shame; they need to be together through all of this.

Clarice, I couldn’t agree more. I worry, because who knows where the staff goes and who they see when they aren’t working ?

 

[Lilyflo]

I’d be glad for this, too - HM hasn’t spent any significant time with Philip in awhile, and that’s a shame; they need to be together through all of this.

The Queen was at Sandringham for about 8 weeks recently and if they wanted to be together now, Philip could be based at Windsor where the Queen spends almost every weekend. They clearly don't mind being apart for long periods so I'm not sure they "need to be together".

 

[Iluvbertie]

HM should not be doing public engagements at this time. She may be in good health but she is still in a high risk group. I hope all staff is being monitored as evidently one can still pass the virus, if they have it and aren't showing symptoms. It is best until there is better understanding of how this virus acts that the entire family curtailed public events for the health of all.

She has cancelled her public duties but she will continue to do official duties.

The country actually needs her e.g. laws don't become laws without her Assent to bills in Council.

She will regard it as her duty to keep going.

She may agree to not go out - not for her own sake but because that would see crowds gather and she wants to support her government and their restriction on crowds.

She will still be getting her boxes every day - and they go through many, many hands - as well as briefings from her staff etc.

She will be having audiences with incoming or outgoing High Commissioners and Ambassadors as she believes, again, that it is only right that she does that. She can deputise that but she doesn't do that all that often.

Remember that the person who would have to step in to do these duties is himself also in that risky age group - as in over 70.

 

[Stefan]

She has cancelled her public duties but she will continue to do official duties.

The country actually needs her e.g. laws don't become laws without her Assent to bills in Council.

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Could they not do this like in Norway where the King leeded the Council of State last Friiday via Video Conference

 

[Iluvbertie]

They possibly could but she still needs to sign things and those papers go through lots of hands. There are usually only three or four people at a Privy Council meeting.

 

[Mbruno]

The British papers are saying that all over-70s in the UK will be asked to self-isolate for 4 months. I don't know the exact details of that policy, but, considering that the Queen and the PoW are both over 70 and self-isolation means no physical contact with outside people (including audiences), will Parliament have to pass legislation to set up a temporary regency under the Duke of Cambridge? Or will the Queen and the PoW be exempt from the over-70 quarantine?


I apologize if it is speculative,but I believe the question is pertinent given today's announcement by the Health Secretary.

 

[Lilyflo]

They possibly could but she still needs to sign things and those papers go through lots of hands. There are usually only three or four people at a Privy Council meeting.

Hopefully, she can sign papers while wearing disposable gloves. An aide can read the info to her instead of her having to handle the papers or the boxes. She might need persuading to take precautions though as she's rather gung-ho about her own safety eg she's been riding for years without a riding hat.

 

[Lilyflo]

At some point, they will ask over 70s to do this but they won't enforce it so there will be no need for exemptions. The issue will be whether HMQ & Charles choose to self-isolate to set the example to other over 70s because if they're seen out & about, they're diluting the message that older people should be self-isolating for their own safety and also to reduce the strain on health services.

 

[Mbruno]

At some point, they will ask over 70s to do this but they won't enforce it so there will be no need for exemptions. The issue will be whether HMQ & Charles choose to self-isolate to set the example to other over 70s because if they're seen out & about, they're diluting the message that older people should be self-isolating for their own safety and also to reduce the strain on health services.

My question was not specifically about them being seen "out and about", but rather about the official business of the Queen including audiences with ministers or Privy Council meetings, which would break the self-isolation. I suppose they could switch to virtual meetings instead, e.g. holding a Privy Council by teleconferencing if that is constitutionally possible.

 

[CrownPrincessJava]

The Queen is almost 94. The fatality rate of Coronavirus-19 for over 80 year olds is 98%. I am sure some processes have been amended to mitigate the risk of transmission

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

Hopefully, she can sign papers while wearing disposable gloves. An aide can read the info to her instead of her having to handle the papers or the boxes. She might need persuading to take precautions though as she's rather gung-ho about her own safety eg she's been riding for years without a riding hat.

Corona is not transported via paper but by breath to breath transmission within 1-2 metres.

 

[Ista]

The Queen is almost 94. The fatality rate of Coronavirus-19 for over 80 year olds is 98%. I am sure some processes have been amended to mitigate the risk of transmission

The mortality rate for those 80 and over is around 15%, not 98%. That's still a frighteningly high number, but it is far from a certain death sentence. The real risk is that as health systems become overburdened there will be less access to ventilators and other equipment that is needed for the more severe cases, and that health care workers will be forced to make decisions as to who will receive those extraordinary measures.

 

[Lilyflo]

Corona is not transported via paper but by breath to breath transmission within 1-2 metres.

I read a medic saying it could survive on paper/cardboard for a few hours but perhaps that's not correct? I don't know.