On Monday, the Queen met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a face-to-face meeting…reports Asian Lite News
The Queen held virtual meetings from Windsor Castle on Tuesday as she steps up her official engagements following her recovery from Covid.
The Queen welcomed Gaitri Issar Kumar, High Commissioner for India to Buckingham Palace. While Kumar appeared at Buckingham Palace, the Queen was seen via video link from Windsor Castle.
The special occasion was the latest official engagement the Queen has held since recovering from Covid.
Gaitri Issar Kumar, of the 1986 batch of the Indian Foreign Service has served in various capacities at the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi and its Missions abroad to promote India’s political, trade and economic as well as cultural cooperation with friends and partners – bilateral and in multilateral fora.
Before taking over as High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, she was serving as Ambassador of India to the European Union, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
Overseas, she has also served as Deputy Chief of Mission in the Embassy of India, Paris, Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva, First Secretary in the Embassy of India, Kathmandu and Second Secretary in the Embassy of India, Lisbon.
At Headquarters she was as Additional Secretary to the Hon’ble President of India, Head of the Americas Division, Establishment Division, Finance Division, Director, Northern Division in charge of Nepal and Bhutan and before that, Under Secretary for Maldives and Myanmar. In Bangalore, she served as Regional Passport Officer, Karnataka.
On Monday, the Queen met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a face-to-face meeting.
Later, during a press conference with Boris Johnson and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Trudeau said he had held an “insightful” conversation with the 95-year-old monarch.
He said: “She was as insightful and perspicacious as ever, very interested in what is going on, asked me all sorts of questions about Canada.
“We had a really useful – for me anyway – conversation about global events, as we always do.”
The meeting was the Queen’s first in-person engagement since she contracted Covid on February 20 but she has continued to carry out light duties since recovering.
Prince Charles, 73, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 74, also tested positive but they have since recovered.
The Queen is set to attend two high-profile events this month: the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on March 14 and the Duke of Edinburgh’s memorial service on March 29.
The Queen is also set to commemorate her Platinum Jubilee later this year. She will mark the occasion with a series of events between June 2 and June 5.
Marking the official date of her jubilee last month, Prince Charles praised his mother for her 70 years of service to the country.
He said in a statement: “The Queen’s devotion to the welfare of all her people inspires still greater admiration with each passing year.
“We are deeply conscious of the honour represented by my mother’s wish. As we have sought together to serve and support Her Majesty and the people of our communities, my darling wife has been my own steadfast support throughout.”