Queen Elizabeth cancels online meetings due to mild COVID-19 symptoms

Queen Elizabeth will miss planned virtual meetings because she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19.

Queen Elizabeth II will miss planned virtual meetings because she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace says.Buckingham Palace said she would continue with "light" duties"[The Queen] has decided not to undertake her planned virtual engagements today, but will continue with light duties," a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.The diagnosis prompted concern and well wishes from across Britain for the 95-year-old.

While she will miss the meetings on Tuesday local time, she will decide nearer to the time whether to press ahead with further engagements this week. The engagements include her weekly conversation with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which is due for Wednesday.

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