The Queen returns to royal duties after Prince Philip’s death

The 94-year-old monarch held a seclusion ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday for Earl Peel, who recently left his post as Lord Chamberlain.

The Lord Chamberlain’s Office orchestrates the Queen’s schedule of ceremonial events, including everything from garden parties and state visits to royal weddings and the state opening of Parliament.

The engagement was recorded in the Court Circular – a list of daily engagements and events performed by the royal family.

The Earl Peel had an audience with The Queen today, handing over his Wand and Insignia of Office as Lord Chamberlain and the Badge of Chancellor of the Royal Victorian Order, and taking his leave when he relinquished his appointment as Lord Chamberlain when Her Majesty invested with the Royal Victorian Chain, ”it read.

The monarch had had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday morning.

The Court Circular also revealed that Princess Anne took part in a video call Tuesday before the spring conference of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, of which she is patron. Anne is the only daughter of the Queen and Prince Philip.

The royal family has been observing a two-week mourning period since Friday, when it was announced that the Duke of Edinburgh had passed away peacefully at the age of 99.

Final preparations are underway for his funeral on Saturday at St. George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

The event will be a more muted occasion than previous royal funerals as it has been modified in light of the limitations of the coronavirus, but will be in line with Prince Philip’s personal wishes, Buckingham Palace said.

Arrangements have been made to remove elements that would contradict current pandemic measures. Current Covid-19 rules in England limit the number of people who can attend funerals to 30.