Queen Elizabeth II jokes with sculptor, discusses vaccine rollout in first video call to Australia TueTuesday 2 updated WedWednesday 3 MarMarch 2021 at 1:30am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 2 Share Print text only Cancel Meeting with Queen Elizabeth often involves a large entourage and plenty of pomp and ceremony — but there was little of that, and some light humour, in a video call to Australia. Key points: She joked that her statue at SA's Government House might be "alarming" The monarch said it was encouraging SA could hold festivals during the pandemic