THE Queen hid a discreet message today as she welcomed the Canadian Prime Minister at Windsor Castle.
Her Majesty, 95, held an audience with Justin Trudeau at Windsor this afternoon – marking her first in-person meeting since Covid.
The monarch, who is also Queen of Canada, could be seen gesturing to herself as Mr Trudeau laughed with her in the Oak Room sitting room.
Behind her sat a large vase of vibrant blue and yellow flowers, sharing the same colours of the Ukrainian flag.
The flowers – and possibly the Queen’s dress of the same colours – appeared to hint at the monarch’s support for Ukraine, with a senior royal source telling The Celeb Report “very little tends to be an accident”.
Mr Trudeau is in the UK to discuss the war between Russia and Ukraine with Boris Johnson and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
The Queen, who rarely shares political messages, is already said to have made an undisclosed contribution to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal to help Ukrainian’s in their time of need.
Buckingham Palace said it was a private matter and declined to provide further details.
As a young child in the 1970s, Mr Trudeau met the Queen several times through his father, Pierre Trudeau, who was one of Canada’s longest-serving prime ministers.
The Queen went back to work last week after being Covid.
She was passed as fit and held several virtual meetings.
She had previously been forced to pull out of several engagements due to “mild cold-like symptoms”.
But the hardworking monarch continued with “light duties” such as paperwork while isolating at Windsor Castle.
Prince Charles last week said she was “a lot better” when he visited Southend, Essex.
Her diagnosis came after she had been in direct contact with Charles, two days before he tested positive.
It is believed she spent time with her son when he hosted an investiture at the castle – the first time they had met face-to-face since Christmas.
Camilla too was later struck down with the virus, though both reported mild symptoms.
Sources claim coronavirus has swept through staff at Windsor, with “a number of cases” in workers based at the castle.
It is understood the Queen, who is just weeks away from her 96th birthday, is tested every day by royal doctors.
