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Queen holds virtual audiences after COVID-19 symptoms

FILE - Queen Elizabeth II smiles during a reception with representatives from local community groups to celebrate the start of the Platinum Jubilee, at Sandringham House, her Norfolk residence, in Sandringham, England, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (Joe Giddens/Pool Photo via AP) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II smiles during a reception with representatives from local community groups to celebrate the start of the Platinum Jubilee, at Sandringham House, her Norfolk residence, in Sandringham, England, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (Joe Giddens/Pool Photo via AP)
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Queen Elizabeth II held two virtual audiences after more than a week of suffering cold-like symptoms from COVID-19.

Buckingham Palace said the 95-year-old monarch held virtual sessions with the ambassadors of Chad and Andorra. The queen cancelled several sessions last week, so the ones held Tuesday suggest she is recovering.

The monarch鈥檚 age, COVID-19 diagnosis and a health scare last year caused worry among officials and the public. The palace鈥檚 Feb. 20 announcement that Elizabeth had tested positive test for the coronavirus virus prompted concern and get-well wishes from across Britain鈥檚 political spectrum.

The palace has declined to offer day-to day commentary on the monarch鈥檚 health, citing her right to privacy. But palace officials have said that Elizabeth, who has been fully vaccinated and had a booster shot, would continue with 鈥渓ight鈥 duties at Windsor Castle.

The queen, who is the country鈥檚 longest-reigning monarch. has a series of engagements coming up as she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.

She is due to attend the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on March 14, and then a March 26 memorial service, also at the Abbey, for her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last April at age 99.

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