Video: Royal author: Queen will want 'business as usual' The Queen will be keen that her bout of illness does not delay her from getting back to "the job that she not only feels is her duty but actually she genuinely enjoys," according to the author of a recent book on the monarch, Robert Hardman. Mr Hardman also believes the Queen will be "irked that this minor complaint has caused any headlines at all" and will want "business as usual" to continue. Palace sources have said she was "in good spirits" following her release from the King Edward VII Hospital in London, but would still spend the rest of the week resting. Her next public outing is scheduled to be next Monday, when the Queen will carry out a day of Commonwealth-related engagements, including a service at Westminster Abbey where Her Majesty will address a 2,000-strong congregation.