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Queen Elizabeth II receives the Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley during an audience at Windsor Castle on June 22, 2022 in Windsor, England.

Queen Elizabethreceived another guest at Windsor Castle.

The monarch, 96, held an audience with the Governor of New South Wales, Margaret Beazley, at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. The Queen wore a yellow dress with a floral pattern along with a three-strand pearl necklace and matching earrings for the occasion.

The Queen was photographed without a walking cane, which she has beenusing frequently since Octoberto help with herongoing mobility issues. When she stepped out at a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion last fall, the monarchhad a walking stick for the first time in public since 2003, when she used a cane while she was recovering from a knee surgery.

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Queen Elizabeth II receives the Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley during an audience at Windsor Castle on June 22, 2022 in Windsor, England.

The Queen has even made quips about her mobility problems, joking during an in-person meeting: “Well, as you can see,I can’t move!”

Royal historian and biographer Robert Lacey previously told PEOPLE, “The sense I get from everyone I speak to is that the Queen remains totally in control of her faculties and of everything at the palace. The problem is physical mobility — and that is not a constitutional or regency issue. She is in charge.”

Bruno Peek and Queen Elizabeth.STEVE PARSONS/POOL/AFP via Getty

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II speaks to Bruno Peek, project chief at a ceremony to light of the Principal Beacon outside of Buckingham Palace in London, from the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, on June 2, 2022, as part of Platinum Jubilee celebrations. - The queen will be seen again at Windsor Castle, west of London, as more than 2,800 beacons are lit at Buckingham Palace and across the UK, including atop the four highest peaks, as well as on the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and British Overseas Territories. Flaming tributes will be seen in 54 Commonwealth capitals across five continents, from Tonga and Samoa in the South Pacific to Belize in the Caribbean.

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Queen Elizabethhas kept a low profile in recent weeks following her Platinum Jubilee celebrations early this month. Although she appeared at Trooping the Colour, the lighting of the Platinum Jubilee beacons and after the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, the monarch skipped a number of events over the weekend.

“She [the Queen] was fine, it wasjust very tiring yesterday,” Kate said following Trooping the Colour,according to PA, adding that the monarch “had had a lovely, lovely time.”

Meanwhile, many members of the royal family attended the event throughout the week, participating in the horse-drawn carriage procession that kicks off each race day.

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Kate Middletonand Prince Williammade an appearanceon Friday, whilePrince Charlesand Camilla attended the first two days of racing.Princess Beatriceand her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi were regular attendees, attending the event on three different days!

source: people.com