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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was out driving close to Windsor Castle on Monday as she takes a two-week break from duties amid fears for her health after her secret overnight stay in hospital late last month, Daily Mail reported.

The images of Her Majesty behind the wheel will ease concerns for the 95-year-old's wellbeing after her aides announced on Friday that she would be taking a fortnight off from her duties on doctor's advice.

That revelation came days after Buckingham Palace was accused of concealing the fact the Queen made a visit to the King Edward VII’s Hospital in central London when officials insisted she was well and at Windsor. Royal aides later admitted the overnight stay was for ‘preliminary investigations’ with the exact reason still unknown.

But as Her Majesty was forced to miss the COP26 conference in Glasgow, the monarch was behind the wheel of her green Jaguar that she uses to ferry her beloved corgis for a morning walk on her Berkshire estate today. She will instead welcome assembled delegates to Britain with an already recorded video message with Prince Charles and Camilla representing the Royal Family in Scotland this afternoon.

Wearing sunglasses and a headscarf, the Queen looked happy and healthy as she left a rear entrance of Windsor Castle in photographs that will bring joy and relief to millions of people worried for her health in Britain and around the world.

It came as Her Majesty is set to stick to low-key online events and virtual audiences this week as she adheres to doctors’ orders as part of her determination to be fit for Remembrance Sunday.

Royal sources said that the 95-year-old will follow medical advice ‘to the letter’ after she was advised to cancel all official visits and rest for another two weeks.

But the monarch has vowed to attend the service at the Cenotaph on November 14, a long morning involving hours of standing up, with one palace source saying: ‘That’s just unmissable, as far as the Queen is concerned. It is one of her most sacred duties.’