'I'm still alive'

"I'm still alive," quipped the British monarch Queen Elizabeth on Monday when asked about her health, in her first round of public engagements since Britain voted to leave the European Union.

The dry remark followed a dramatic few days for Britain that have seen the prime minister resign, the pound hit a 30-year-low, and England defeated by Iceland in a shock football rout.

"I'm still alive anyway. Ha," Queen Elizabeth laughed when asked by Martin McGuinness, deputy First Minister of the British-ruled province.

"We've been quite busy. There's been quite a lot going on."

It wasn't clear whether her comments were a reference to political events in Britain -- or possibly her two recent birthday celebrations.