Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been the first person to have an in-person meeting with The Queen since her Covid-19 diagnosis in February.
Trudeau flew to London early on Monday, 7 March to meet with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. All three countries belong to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and are meeting regularly, both virtually and in-person regarding further sanctions and actions aong with other NATO members and allied countries.
The Canadian Prime Minister met with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle on Monday afternoon for an official audience. It was her first in-person meeting since testing positive for the virus on 20 February.
No information has been released about what was discussed between the two in the meeting, though a photograph released on The Royal Family’s social media shows that The Queen greeted Trudeau without the use of her walking stick that we have seen in recent times. Both the Monarch and her prime minister looked happy to see one another.Â
The audience reportedly lasted upwards of forty-five minutes; her usual audiences with Boris Johnson tend to last between fifteen and twenty minutes. She did have an audience with the UK Prime Minister last Wednesday evening, though it was held as a telephone call rather than an in-person meeting.Â
The photograph included a blue and yellow floral arrangement, presumably to show support for Ukraine during this time. She also wore a blue and white patterned dress that included green and yellow accents.
The meeting came after news that The Queen will be permanently staying at Windsor Castle broke over the weekend. Other than official events, such as Platinum Jubilee events and some larger state events, she will continue to hold meetings and audiences at Windsor rather than in London.Â
