Queen Elizabeth Resumes Royal Duties Virtually While Recovering From COVID-19

Queen Elizabeth II has returned to work less than a week after Buckingham Palace announced she tested positive for COVID-19.

The 95-year-old monarch attended her weekly conversation with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday, the palace confirmed to royal correspondent Omid Scobie.

Following her regularly scheduled meeting with the prime minister, the Queen has two virtual appointments scheduled for Thursday. However, it is still unclear if the two meetings will push through, according to Scobie.

The palace announced Queen Elizabeth's COVID-19 diagnosis Sunday, saying in a statement that the sovereign was experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms" but was expecting to continue light duties at Windsor Castle in the coming days.

"She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines," the palace said.

On the same day, the Queen signed off a congratulatory message to Team GB men's and women's curling teams following their success at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. ITV News royal editor Chris Ship reported, citing an unnamed royal source, that this was "an indication that her coronavirus symptoms are not too serious."

An unnamed source told Us Weekly that Queen Elizabeth has been handling her illness "without any fuss or need to involve too many others in her recovery."

The Queen received her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021. While the palace declined to confirm if she received her second dose and booster shot, the monarch is believed to have had all her follow-up jabs after the first one, the BBC reported.

Earlier this month, the palace announced that the Queen's health was being monitored after Prince Charles tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time.

Two days before Clarence House confirmed the Prince of Wales' Feb. 10 diagnosis, the mother and son met at Windsor Castle, where the Queen is currently living. Prince Charles was there to hand out investiture honors.

Shortly after Prince Charles' diagnosis, his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall also tested positive for COVID-19.

Both Prince Charles and Camilla are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. They received their booster shots in December 2021.