PRINCE Charles says the Queen is ‘alright’ after she returned to work today but admitted the 95-year-old is not finding it as “easy as it used to be”.
The Prince of Wales was speaking today after meeting business leaders at the Royal Scientific Society in Amman, Jordan.
Charles and Camilla are on a four-day trip to the Middle East after getting reassurance from the Queen that she was OK before they jetted off this week.
The Queen held her first in-person engagement at Windsor Castle today after cancelling a string of events in doctors orders.
Asked how the Queen was getting on, Charles, 73, replied: “She’s alright thank you very much. Once you get to 95, it’s not quite as easy as it used to be. It’s bad enough at 73.”
It comes as the Prince of Wales was seen with the Duchess of Cornwall collecting holy water while in Jordan.
He reportedly asked to bring back the holy liquid to use for future royal baptisms – and is said to be flying back “five or six bottles”.
Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, 74, dipped their fingers in the river, believed to have been used to baptise Jesus, during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East.
The Queen has also given her son her blessing to continue with the royal tour despite fears over her health.
He spoke to Her Majesty in a touching phone call to make sure she was coping with a back injury that forced her to miss Remembrance Sunday
The Prince of Wales was reassured that he and Camilla were all clear to jet off on the first post-Covid royal venture.
The couple started their four-day trip to Jordan and Egyptas the Queen remained at Windsor Castle recovering from a back sprain.
She sparked fresh health concerns by cancelling an appearance at the Cenotaph for the first time in 22 years.
She remains on “light duties” but royal watchers are worried as she has now cancelled four public engagements in a month.
But the monarch looked keen to get back to her normal duties as she met with General Sir Nick Carter – the Chief of the Defence Staff – at Windsor Castle this afternoon.
Dressed in a green, orange and white floral dress and wearing a string of pearls, the monarch – who is head of the Armed Forces – smiled and shook hands with Gen Sir Nick as they began chatting.
It is the Queen’s first in-person job since October 19, when she hosted a reception for guests attending the Global Investment Summit – including billionaire Bill Gates.
And the Queen was kept company at the engagement by her dorgi Candy, who is seen in a sweet clip greeting Gen Sir Nick into the castle’s Oak Room.
Gen Sir Carter – who is preparing to step down from his role as the armed forces chief at the end of the month – was seen standing alongside the Queen in the castle’s Oak Room.
