Queen shares joke as she unveils first statue virtually

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The Queen has remotely unveiled a statue of herself for the first time, joking how those that see it might be alarmed to think she has paid a surprise visit.

Speaking to Australia from thousands of miles away at Windsor Castle, the monarch held a video call with the Governor of South Australia Hieu Van Le, and Steven Marshall, Premier of South Australia.

The monarch appeared in good spirits despite the news that her consort Prince Philip was taken by ambulance from the private King Edward VII’s Hospital to St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London.

Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/03/01/prince-philip-health-update-duke-edinburgh-transferred-second/

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