The Queen is to return to work next week, her official diary shows. On Monday, while she is still in Norfolk, the monarch will visit RAF Marham in King’s Lynn as Honorary Air Commodore of the station. 

Two days later, on February 5, the Queen will officially launch the new Wolferton Pumping Station, located just a few-minute drive away from the royals’ Sandringham Estate and of vital importance for the area as it protects it from flooding.

The original pump was opened in 1946 by King George VI, with his wife Queen Elizabeth and youngest daughter Princess Margaret at his side.

The Queen started her winter break at Sandringham on December 20, the day after she attended the State Opening of Parliament in London. 

While in Norfolk, the Queen continued to work, sending among others messages of condolences to Australian for the continuing devastation created by the bushfires and hosting an emergency summit to solve the crisis sparked by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell statement regarding their future royal roles.

But, throughout the past weeks, she has rarely been seen in public aside from her visits to local churches to attend the Sunday service with members of the Royal Family.

Her first official engagement of the year should have taken place last Thursday, when the Queen was due to pay her annual visit to the Women’s Institute – of which she is the President.

However, just 30 minutes before she was due to arrive, the Queen pulled out of the engagement because she was suffering a “slight cold”.

While a palace source told royal commentators the Queen’s illness was no source of concern for royal fans, one medical expert urged the monarch to seek treatment.

Speaking to Express.co.uk, Pharmacist Shamir Patel, founder of Chemist 4 U, highlighted how even a cold, if not properly treated, could represent a threat for an active 93-year-old person such as the Queen.

He told Express.co.uk: “When your body is young, fit and healthy, it’s often no problem to fight off a light cold, but in an elderly person, it poses a higher risk.

“A common cold can last much longer, and is also more likely to lead to something more serious.

“It’s therefore important that a cold in the elderly is treated properly. 

“The sooner the symptoms are treated, the better, as it will help to minimise any complications, such as pneumonia – which is one of the top ten leading causes of death among the elderly.”

A few days after her missed engagement at the Women’s Institute branch in Sandringham, the Queen was seen at St Mary Magdalene Church on Sunday, where she attended service with her daughter Princess Anne.

Wearing a red coat with black fur trimming paired with a black fur hat, black bag and heels, the Queen looked healthy and in high spirits.    

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