Queen dons mask at tribute to war dead

Queen Elizabeth II donned a mask in public for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic when attending a brief ceremony at Westminster Abbey to mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior.

While the 94-year-old monarch has been seen in public on several occasions over the past few months, she had not been pictured wearing a face covering until now.

On Wednesday, during her first public engagement in London since March, she wore a black mask that was edged with white. Pictures of the ceremony were officially released late Saturday.

The queen left a bouquet of orchids and myrtle, based on her own wedding bouquet from November 1947. She had requested a ceremony take place as the pandemic had derailed plans for the centenary of the interment of the Unknown Warrior.