Queen should have set an example on face covering, says pressure group

The 94-year-old monarch visited the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (dstl) at Porton Down near Salisbury with the Duke of Cambridge on Thursday

The Queen during a visit to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Ben Stansall/PA)

Queen Elizabeth II should have set an example by wearing a face mask during her first public engagement outside of a royal residence since lockdown, the pressure group Republic has said.

The 94-year-old monarch visited the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (dstl) at Porton Down near Salisbury with Prince William on Thursday.