How Queen Elizabeth has adapted to royal duty under lockdown

In the almost seven decades Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne, images of attending to royal duties and mingling with the public have been a constant.

This year, however, Her Majesty's approach to her role has been completely overhauled.

Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March, the monarch has been isolating at Windsor Castle with Prince Philip and fulfilling her duties from the castle grounds.

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What should have been a busy few months of public appearances for the Queen — from Buckingham Palace garden parties to Garter Day — has been replaced with a series of virtual ones.

Despite the challenging circumstances, royal commentator Victoria Arbiter believes the Queen has adapted "remarkably well" to her new normal.

"We've seen her really use the wisdom of her 68 years on the throne to perfectly judge the public mood and to give the public exactly what it is they need at the right time," she says.

"She can't be out in the field in the way that she was pre-coronavirus, but we have seen the Queen in other ways."

These include Her Majesty's three televised messages, including her very first Easter address and another focused on the coronavirus crisis, in which she assured fellow Brits, "We will meet again".

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Perhaps mostly surprisingly, the Queen has also embraced technology, even recently participating in a Zoom video call.

"She's still managing to be seen, but we have to clear, she's not stepping down, she's not doing away with the business of the monarchy," Arbiter says.

"She's still getting her red boxes every day, she's still talking to the Prime Minister for their once-a-week meeting. She's still conducting all that she needs to behind the scenes."

Arbiter adds that like the rest of the royal family, Her Majesty will be "very keen to get back out there" and resume her duties in the traditional way — out and about with her people.

However, Arbiter believes we're unlikely to see this happen in "the forseeable future".

"The Queen has hit the perfect notes every single time, and it's important that she stay protected ... we'll all look forward to when she's back out on the royal beat."