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Queen Elizabethhas taken the advice of the UK’s Foreign Secretary as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to develop.
The 95-year-old monarch has decided to postpone the diplomatic reception that was initially scheduled to take place on March 2 at Windsor Castle, where the Queen and other members of the Royal Family were set to welcome over 500 members of the diplomatic corps for an annual meeting.
On Saturday, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement that the event had been delayed.
“The Queen has accepted the Foreign Secretary’s advice that the Diplomatic Reception at Windsor on Wednesday 2nd March should be postponed,” the statement read.
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Despite theQueen’s recent diagnosis with COVID-19, PEOPLE understands the decision was not made due to her health status.
Since the guidance came from the foreign secretary, it is likely due to the situation in Ukraine.
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Russiabegan an invasion of Ukraineearlier this week, according to the Ukraine government, with forces moving from the north, east and south. The attack is still-evolving, butexplosions and airstrikeshave been reported, with threats mounting against the capital, Kyiv, a city of 2.8 million people.
The latest update on the Queen’s schedule comes nearly a week after Buckingham Palace announced that the monarch hadtested positive for COVID-19. A brief statement was released to inform the public that “Her Majesty is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week.”
While the Queen “understandably still sounds full of cold,” the source said that she was “on the mend.”
“Family are confident she will make a full recovery,” one insider told the outlet.
The news of the monarch contracting COVID-19 also comes after her son,Prince Charles, and his wife,Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, alsotested positive for the virus.
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