The 94-year-old monarch hosted a ceremony on the outskirts of Windsor Castle on Tuesday for Earl Peel, who recently left his post as Lord Chamberlain.
The Lord Chamberlain’s Office orchestrates the Queen’s ceremonial program of events, including 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 made by the royal family.
“Earl Peel had a hearing of the Queen today, handed over his wand and office insignia as Lord Chamberlain and the insignia of the Chancellor of the Royal Victorian Order, and bade him resignation from his appointment as Lord Chamberlain. , when His Majesty invested him with the Royal Victorian Chain, “it was said.
The monarch had previously held a phone call with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday morning.
The court circular also revealed that Princess Anne joined a video call on Tuesday for the spring conference at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, of which she is a patron. Anne is the queen and only daughter of 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 died peacefully at the age of 99.
Arrangements have been made to remove items that would violate current pandemic measures. Current Covid-19 rules in England limit the number of people who can attend funerals to 30.