Queen Elizabeth shown standing and smiling at Windsor Castle

[November 17, 2021]    LONDON (Reuters) -Queen Elizabeth, who missed a Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph due to a sprained back, was shown standing and smiling while meeting Britain's most senior uniformed military adviser at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends the opening ceremony of the sixth session of the Senedd in Cardiff, Britain October 14, 2021. Jacob King/Pool via REUTERS

The queen, 95, the world's oldest and longest-reigning monarch, met Nick Carter, chief of the defence staff.

The chief of the defence staff is the professional head of the armed forces and principal military adviser to the defence minister. Carter is due to step down from the role at the end of November.

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Kate Holton)

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