New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that she spoke to Queen Elizabeth II after the country emerged out of a strict lockdown that helped contain the spread of the coronavirus, Reuters reported.
Ardern said she recently received a message saying the Queen was eager to “touch base” and see how New Zealand was doing under circumstances of the global pandemic.
“What I came away with was a genuine and strong sense that her Majesty was really interested in knowing how we were doing and was heartened to know that we were doing ok,” Ardern said at a news conference.
