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The Duke of Cambridge also referred to comments his father, Prince Charles, made last year in Barbados about the "appalling atrocity of slavery".
The queen met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle.
The palace refused to comment on the false claim, but did give an update on the queen's health on Wednesday.
The Duchess of Cambridge stuck the landing after shooting out of the slide.
The statement came just two days after the palace announced that the sovereign had tested positive for Covid-19.
The Duchess of Cambridge is headed to the small screen on Feb. 13.
"To this day, I still do not know what came over me."
The 95-year-old monarch was originally due to make the speech in person, but the engagement was cancelled after her hospitalisation.
Prince Philip was previously awarded Consort of the Year by Oldie magazine in 2011.
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