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🔴The Queen has vowed to carry on working while suffering with Covid and intends to be at her desk as the end of legal restrictions is announced

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🔴Buckingham Palace confirmed that she had tested positive on Sunday morning, shortly after she had received the result.

The monarch, who is 95 and triple vaccinated, will work through what has so far been a "mild, cold-like" illness after receiving medical attention

👑It is understood she wanted to make clear to the public her intention to continue with "light duties."

And she is not expecting senior members of her family to change their plans for the coming week in light of her diagnosis

➡️It comes after the monarch recently suffered a period of ill health, agreeing to rest on doctors' advice after undergoing tests for an unknown illness and suffering mobility problems

💬A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said: "Her Majesty is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week.

"She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all appropriate guidelines"

✒️Hours after the announcement, the Queen had signed and sent a message of congratulations to Team GB's curling teams following their success at the Beijing Winter Olympics

👑The Queen is hoping to undertake virtual engagements via video call this week and conduct the Prime Minister's audience over the telephone.

But she will cancel at least one in-person meeting in order to avoid passing the virus to anyone else

🔴Her Covid diagnosis came after both the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall tested positive.

The Queen and the Prince last saw one another 13 days ago, two days before he was discovered to have Covid in a routine test

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