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UK's Queen Elizabeth appears in good spirits after health concerns

Britain's Queen Elizabeth [Courtesy]

Britain's Queen Elizabeth appeared to be in good spirits on Thursday as she carried out an online royal engagement, two days after she cancelled her planned appearance at next week's COP26 climate summit following advice from her doctors.

"I am very glad to have a chance to see you if only mechanically this morning," the queen, 95, said as she oversaw the awarding of a medal for poetry to British poet and translator David Constantine via video link.

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