Smiling Queen Elizabeth meets Swiss president after 96th birthday
Updated | By Scenic Drive With Rian
Queen Elizabeth II looked healthy and in good spirits on Thursday as she met face-to-face with Switzerland's president, in the build-up to UK-wide celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee in early June.
The monarch returned to Windsor Castle after a week-long break at her Sandringham estate in Norfolk, eastern England, where she marked her 96th birthday in private on April 21.
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The meet with President Ignazio Cassis was her first official engagement since then, and she held it in person rather than by video.
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Smiling broadly for photographs with Cassis and his wife Paola, the Queen stood without her walking stick, after complaining of mobility problems in recent months.
🇨🇭This afternoon The Queen received the President of Switzerland, Mr Ignazio Cassis, for an Audience at Windsor Castle.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 28, 2022
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