Queen Elizabeth II returned to royal duties on Tuesday, just nine days after she tested positive for coronavirus.

The Queen, 95, hosted two virtual meetings with foreign ambassadors from the Principality of Andorra and also the Republic of Chad, having postponed other previous engagements following a positive coronavirus test and experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms”.

Both the Andorran ambassador, Carles Madero and Chad’s ambassador, Kedella Hamidi presented their Letters of Credence – which identify them as the newly appointed ambassadors – to the monarch, and Madero also handed over his predecessor’s Letters of Recall.