Widespread relief as the Queen attends church for the first time after a heavy cold

Finally, some good news: the Queen has made her first appearance since suffering from a heavy cold.

Illness kept the Queen away from services over the festive period. The monarch was joined by senior royals including the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham.

Although she has missed the church services and has not been in seen in public for several weeks, the Queen has carried out other duties, such as presenting Ray Wheaton, her Page of the Chambers, with the insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.

Her absence prompted a fair amount of speculation, so people were pretty pleased that she was seemingly back to normal.

And it’s got to be said, the shade of royal blue that the Queen was sporting is particularly fetching.