‘Thinner and frailer’ Queen, 95, is being closely monitored after catching Covid

The Queen is being ‘carefully monitored’ by her staff as they take a ‘sensible’ approach to her positive Covid test.

Buckingham Palace is being ‘cautious’ but is not ‘alarmed’ by her ‘mild symptoms’ as she plans to continue with ‘light duties’ this week.

The 95-year-old Monarch still wants to fulfil online audiences and telephone meetings, with only one in-person event likely to be cancelled.

She felt well enough yesterday to pay tribute to Team GB’s gold medal in the curling at the Winter Olympics and ‘cheered at the tele’ as her horse won at Newbury.

But staff will keep a close eye on her as she is ‘considerably thinner and frailer’ than a year ago and last week said ‘I can’t move’ as she leaned on a walking stick.