Queen greets Moroccan and Egyptian ambassadors virtually
The monarch held two audiences via video link on Thursday.
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Your support makes all the difference.The Queen has welcomed the ambassadors of Morocco and Egypt via video link from Windsor Castle.
The monarch, who is still hoping to attend the Duke of Edinburgh’s memorial service next week, carried out virtual audiences on Thursday.
She received Moroccan diplomat Hakim Hajoui, who was wearing traditional dress of a flowing white hooded robe, paired with vivid yellow leather pointed heel-less babouche slippers.
He presented the letters of recall of his predecessor and his own letters of credence.
The Queen also greeted Egyptian ambassador Sherif Kamel on screen.
The monarch, who missed the Commonwealth Day service last week, has been carrying out a run of virtual audiences recently.