Rumors that Queen Elizabeth II’s health is deteriorating have spread rapidly in recent weeks. After missing the official Remembrance Day event due to a back injury a few days ago, his son, Prince Charles, was quick to speak up. “He’s doing well, thank you very much,” he explained in an interview to the British television channel Sky News. “Once you reach 95 years, not everything is as easy as it used to be. It’s bad enough at 73″, he laughs, joking with his own age.

The Prince has made this statement during an official tour where he and the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker-Bowles, have passed through Jordan and Egypt; the visit was far from ordinary, as it marked the centenary of Jordan’s state and bilateral relations with Britain. The journey begins while Isabel II continues to rest and has her agenda cancelled. According to the Daily Mail newspaper Last Tuesday, the king himself allowed the trip at the “last minute” and after having had a telephone conversation with his son, as he recovered from his injury.

Her statement came a day after the queen resumed her official agenda. The ruler presided over his first reception at Windsor Castle this Wednesday, November 17, after nearly a month of leaving his responsibilities to General Nick Carter, Britain’s chief of defense staff. The next day he continued his duties using a video call to have a virtual audience with the Vietnamese ambassador, Nguyen Hoang Long, who was at Buckingham Palace. The Vietnamese diplomat attended the event to present his credentials accompanied by his wife, Vu Huong Giang.

The prince had managed to calm some of the alarms that had soared when on October 20 Elizabeth II had to be hospitalized one night for preliminary tests. After being discharged, the doctor advised him to rest. However, as has been pointed out, the ruler will continue to carry on his official activities little by little. He was also seen walking with the aid of a cane during a service at Westminster Abbey earlier this month. As reported by the newspaper Telegraph A few weeks ago, the king, finding it increasingly difficult to work due to his health ailment, will be accompanied in all his commitments by other members of the British royal family from now on.

His son Carlos, meanwhile, has also resumed his duties and in his first interview after the COP26 summit in Glasgow (Scotland) summed up his concerns about climate change in the countries he and his wife attended: “There are lots of new and clever ideas that can be done to tackle the problem. water, food and energy in these countries”, he said after explaining that, in his view, more assistance should be provided at the local level in Jordan and Egypt. “I think the difficulty with this exercise is seeing how you translate commitment into action. It was something that had been a problem in the past, but this time we couldn’t waste any more time. The urgency is getting bigger,” he said.