The Queen has been seen driving her car around the Windsor estate just days after she was advised by doctors to rest for at least a fortnight.

The monarch, wearing sunglasses and a headscarf, was alone in her Jaguar as she went for a drive.

On Friday, Buckingham Palace said Her Majesty had accepted their recommendations that she only takes on “light, desk-based duties” and not to carry out any official visits.

Last week it was announced she had pulled out of attending, in person, the COP26 climate summit which has now begun in Glasgow, after a busy recent schedule.

The Queen spent Wednesday night last week in hospital after cancelling a visit to Northern Ireland.

She was admitted for “preliminary investigations” but returned to Windsor Castle the following day.

It has not been revealed what medical tests she had at the private King Edward VII Hospital in central London. It was her first overnight hospital stay in eight years.

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