Queen Elizabeth II

2022 - 7 - 16

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Queen makes surprise visit to open new Maidenhead hospice (BBC News)

The monarch travelled from her Windsor Castle home to Maidenhead to tour the Thames Hospice to meet staff, volunteers and a patient. The hospice provides ...

The Queen quipped: "Typical, a phone goes off immediately." The Queen has made a surprise visit to a hospice with the Princess Royal to officially open its new centre. The monarch travelled from her Windsor Castle home to Maidenhead to tour the Thames Hospice to meet staff, volunteers and a patient.

Royal Oops! See the Moment a Man's Phone Rings Just as He's ... (PEOPLE.com)

Royal Oops! See the Moment a Man's Phone Rings Just as He's Shaking Hands with Queen Elizabeth. The Queen and Princess Anne teamed up for a surprise engagement ...

Friday's outing marked Queen Elizabeth's fourth visit to the charity. But just as the husband and Queen started to shake hands after being introduced, his phone started ringing. He hurried to take it out of his suit pocket and end the call.

Queen Elizabeth Steps Out with Princess Anne for Surprise ... (TownandCountrymag.com)

The British monarch seemed to be in great spirits as she opened the new building of Thames Hospice in Maidenhead, Berkshire—just her fourth official ...

However, she didn't let mobility issues stop her today. Queen Elizabeth has stuck to her home of Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace this year, rarely venturing out to engagements outside the two royal residences. However, today, she joined her daughter Princess Anne in a surprise visit to open the new Thames Hospice building in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The Queen first opened the Hospice in 1987, and today's outing was her fourth visit to the charity.

Queen Elizabeth and Princess Anne Make a Rare Joint Appearance (HarpersBAZAAR.com)

The two visited a hospice to open its new center Friday morning, traveling the short distance from the queen's Windsor Castle home to Maidenhead to tour the ...

She stayed comfortable in a pair of low black heels with golden buckles, carried a black bag, and accessorized with her classic pearl necklaces and earrings, as well as a brooch with light-blue gems and white diamonds. She accessorized with simple pearl drop earrings. For the outing, Queen Elizabeth wore a powder blue long-sleeved shift dress with a navy-and-white floral print.

Queen Makes Surprise Public Appearance During British Summer ... (Newsweek)

As extreme weather warnings have been issued throughout the U.K. the queen made a surprise appearance visit with Princess Anne to a local hospice.

The monarch also wore a diamond aquamarine brooch which had belonged to her mother and a three-strand heirloom pearl necklace. The 96-year-old monarch's visit to the Thames Hospice in Maidenhead, only a short distance from Windsor Castle, was not announced until her arrival on Friday morning in a new model which sees the queen decide on the day of events whether she feels able to take part. Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise public appearance with her daughter, Princess Anne, to visit hospice staff and patients in England despite soaring summer temperatures.

Queen quashes health fears as she makes surprise hospice visit ... (Daily Express)

THE QUEEN has carried out a surprise engagement outside of Palace walls in the company of her dutiful daughter Princess Anne.

While in Edinburgh, the monarch met First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and attended the poignant Ceremony of the Keys at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. A decade later, the monarch made her third visit to the hospice to commemorate the charity's 25th year. To mark the royal visit to the hospice, the Queen also unveiled a plaque and sat down to sign the guestbook. The Queen returned to the hospice in Berkshire in 2002, after the creation of an extension made to accommodate more people. Her Majesty delighted royal fans and dashed concerns over her health as she travelled to Maidenhead accompanied by the Princess Royal. There, the Queen attended the official opening of the new Thames Hospice building. THE QUEEN has carried out a surprise engagement outside of Palace walls in the company of her dutiful daughter Princess Anne.

Typical! Queen finds the funny side as phone rings during hospice visit (Telegraph.co.uk)

Her Majesty tours the Thames Hospice in Maidenhead, which has been providing palliative and end-of-life care for more than 30 years.

The hospice has been providing palliative and end-of-life care to people across East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire for more than 30 years. The 96-year-old monarch, joined by the Princess Royal, was making a rare public appearance outside Windsor Castle, to formally launch the new home of the Thames Hospice, which has been welcoming members of the Royal family for decades. Now situated beside a picturesque lake surrounded by trees in nearby Maidenhead, the hospice's new building features an open plan reception with an airy atrium, a café and a shop.