Queen on first public engagement outside royal residences since March

Published on October 15, 2020 - Duration: 00:47s

Queen on first public engagement outside royal residences since March

The Queen was back to business as she carried out her first public engagementoutside of a royal residence since the coronavirus pandemic gripped thenation.

The 94-year-old monarch was joined by her grandson the Duke ofCambridge at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at PortonDown near Salisbury, meeting scientists providing vital support in the UKโ€™sresponse to the Covid-19 outbreak.

She ventured from HMS Bubble โ€“ the nicknamefor her reduced household of staff โ€“ for what was her first externalengagement in seven months.

The Queen was on good form as she quipped whilesigning the guest book: โ€œWell it proves weโ€™ve been here, doesnโ€™t it?โ€


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