The Prime Minister said the Queen was “very well”, after the 95-year-old monarch missed the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph due to a sprained back.
Boris Johnson was taking questions during a Downing Street press conference on the Cop26 agreement.
In response to a reporter who asked if he had spoken to the Queen, he said: "I know that everybody will be wanting to offer their best wishes to Her Majesty the Queen and I just wanted to reassure everybody by saying that I did see the Queen for an audience last week on Wednesday in Windsor and she’s very well.
“It shouldn’t need saying but I just wanted to say it anyway.”
The Queen has missed several other key events, including the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday evening.
It is understood the Queen has not received hospital treatment for her back and the injury is unrelated to recent medical advice for her to rest, the PA news agency reports.
Her Majesty is said to regard the Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph as one of the most significant engagements of the year.
It is also understood she plans to continue with her schedule of light duties over the coming week.
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