The Queen has resumed work, and photos show her smiling during two virtual audiences on Tuesday.- This marks the end of her official, two-week royal mourning period for Prince Philip.
- The Queen resumed royal duties days after Prince Philip's death but hadn't been seen by the public since his funeral.
The Queen has returned to work with a smile, marking the end of an official, two-week period of mourning for her late husband Prince Philip.
Prince Philip, whom the Queen was married to for 73 years, passed away in his sleep at the age of 99 on April 9.
This is the first time the Queen has been seen by the public since his funeral, which took place in St. George's Chapel on April 17 and was attended by just 30 family and friends.
The Queen, who is currently residing at Windsor Castle, met separately with two incoming ambassadors today.
She met with the ambassador to the Ivory Coast and the ambassador to Lativa in
In a break from tradition, the Queen resumed royal duties during the mourning period less than a week after Prince Philip's death. She spoke with the Prime Minister over the phone and also attended a retirement ceremony, Insider's Mikhaila Freil reported.
"Her family will step up and be by her side, but she will carry on. She understands that she has a job to do, and [Philip] would have wanted her to crack on. She did do so when he retired from public life," a former senior aide, who remained anonymous, told People magazine.