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Queen Elizabeth II holds virtual weekly meeting with Prime Minister after Covid-19 diagnosis
CNN
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II spoke with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said, despite the monarch suffering mild symptoms after her positive Covid-19 diagnosis.
Johnson's visit was supposed to be in person but was canceled due to current government guidelines, a royal source told CNN.
The Queen on Tuesday canceled her planned virtual engagements but would continue with what the palace called "light duties." Light duties likely refer to her head of state responsibilities such as reading and answering documents and letters, which she receives daily in her famous red despatch boxes.
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