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Queen Meets Canadian PM in First In-Person Meeting Since Catching Covid
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1 min readLast updated: February 8, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleLONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Queen Elizabeth met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle on Monday, in her first official in-person meeting after she tested positive for the coronavirus last month.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Queen Elizabeth met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle on Monday, in her first official in-person meeting after she tested positive for the coronavirus last month.
Photographs of the meeting showed Trudeau holding the queen’s hand in his while also chatting and laughing.
The British monarch, 95, has been returning to more normal duties after previously suffering mild cold-like symptoms from COVID-19 and cancelling several engagements. She continued light duties ever since announcing she had coronavirus on Feb. 20.
Trudeau is in Britain to hold talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
(Reporting by Muvija M; editing by William James and Kate Holton)
COVID-19 is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, first identified in December 2019. It can lead to respiratory illness and has resulted in a global pandemic.
A monarch is a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor, who typically inherits their position and serves as a symbolic leader of the nation.
Economic growth refers to the increase in the production of goods and services in an economy over a period, typically measured by the rise in gross domestic product (GDP).
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