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blackberry.comThe Queen stoically returned to royal duties yesterday, four days after the death of her husband the [/news/prince-philip/index.html Duke of Edinburgh].
The monarch, 94, hosted a retirement ceremony for the former Lord Chamberlain Earl Peel on Tuesday. 
It comes after her husband of 73-years, Prince Philip, passed away aged 99 on Friday at Windsor Castle.
As touching tributes flooded in from across the nation for the duke, including flowers left at residences such as Windsor and Buckingham Palace, the family announced a two-week period of royal mourning.
But, in a move that typifies the Queen's deep sense of duty, she returned early to bid farewell to Earl Peel - a key royal aide who is retiring after 14 years of service.
Earl Peel was the Lord Chamberlain, which is the most senior officer role in the royal household.

He had been overseeing arrangements for the duke's funeral - known as Operation Forth Bridge. 
It came as a former aide to Her Majesty said she would never abdicate, because 'her sense of duty and honour and public service is so deep in her'.
The insider told People Magazine: 'Her family will step up and be by her side, but she will carry on. She understands that she has a job to do, and [Philip] would have wanted her to crack on. She did do so when he retired from public life.'
It has also been claimed that the Queen's inner strength and stoicism means she may sit alone during her husband's funeral this weekend.
Royal expert Angela Levin told TalkRadio: 'I can't believe the Queen, who has the stiffest of upper lips, would want anyone sitting next to her. If you enjoyed this post and you would certainly such as to receive additional information concerning TOP-QUALITY ELECTRICAL SERVICES IN HOWELL (www.goodnewspress.us) kindly see our own internet site.  
'There are members of the family who have been very close to her during the pandemic - one of them would've been invited along.

I think Sophie, who is married to Edward, is very very close to the Queen. She's been there so often I can't see she wouldn't be allowed [to sit next to her] if the Queen would so want it.
'She's already back at work yesterday.
She doesn't like to look as if she's falling apart. I bet she's discussed this with Prince Philip and I bet he'd go along with that. Sometimes it's easier to be by yourself then with someone close to you who loves you and then you let all the emotion out'.
The news of the Queen's return to work came as:
It was revealed that the Queen may have to wear a mask at Prince Philip's funeral due to the current Covid restrictions;The Queen may also have to sit on her own at the funeral due to rules which mean those attending services must remain seperated from other households;Prince Philip's private secretary, Brigadier Archie Miller-Bakewell, who is part of HMS Bubble, may accompany her, according to reports;The Queen also faced the issue of how Prince Andrew should dress at the funeral after he demanded to be allowed to go as an Admiral;As tributes mounted up outside royal residences, the Queen's Twitter account paid a touching tribute to Prince Philip which celebrated his interactions with people 'from all walks of life';Reports also suggest that the Queen is now likely to spend much of her time in Windsor following the Duke's death and will instead use Buckingham Palace as 'more of an office' The Queen (pictured left in March) stoically returned to royal duties yesterday, four days after the death of her husband the Duke of Edinburgh.

The Monarch hosted a retirement ceremony for former Lord Chamberlain Earl Peel (pictured with the Queen in 2013) on Tuesday
It comes after her husband Prince Philip (pictured with the Queen in June last year) passed away, aged 99, on Friday, at Windsor Castle
As touching tributes flooded in from across the nation for the Duke, including flowers left at residences such as Windsor and Buckingham Palace (pictured), the family announced a two-week period of royal mourning
While floral tributes stacked-up at the gates of Buckingham Palace, Britons also attended the gates of Sandringham House in Norfolk to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh 
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