The Queen has retracted steps her mother took over 30 years ago at an RAF base as part of her latest royal engagement.
A video shared today (February 3 2020) on the Royal Family’s Twitter account showed the monarch, 93, shaking hands with personnel at RAF Marham in Norfolk.
The Queen visits the Hanger where she watched students practice a weapons load and learn about engine maintenance. pic.twitter.com/6GMd2YcodF
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) February 3, 2020
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The caption read: “The Queen visits the Hangar where she watched students practice a weapons load and learn about engine maintenance.”
A post about the visit shared on Instagram included more photos from the engagement, as well as a picture taken in the late ’80s when the Queen Mother visited RAF Marham.
It explained: “The Queen, Honorary Air Commodore visited @rafmarham in Norfolk today.
“The Royal Family have long supported the air base. Swipe to see a photograph of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visiting personnel in 1988.
“RAF Marham is a military airbase, with over 3600 working personnel. The airbase provides engineering support across the RAF and is home to the F-35B Lightning, a military aircraft.”
Her Majesty watched a demonstration of simulation-based training.
The caption revealed that the Queen – who visited RAF Marham in 2006, 2000 and 1978 – had a look around the airbase’s Integrated Training Centre, a space where future pilots undergo essential training to enable them to qualify as a Lightning pilot.
The post continued: “Her Majesty watched a demonstration of simulation-based training. This special training enables new pilots to practise flying planes without being in the air.”
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It follows reports that the Queen was forced to pull out of an engagement recently due to illness.
The monarch is understood to have cancelled her visit to a branch of the Women’s Institute in Sandringham last month, an event she attends every year.
Royal fans were concerned for the 93-year-old, but she was spotted looking well just days later as she attended a church service.
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