Queen Camilla cancels events due to chest infection

Queen Camilla has pulled out of a number of scheduled engagement this week due a chest infection, Buckingham Palace has said.

No further details regarding her illness or treatment have been released but she is understood to be resting at home under doctors’ supervision.

The Duchess of Gloucester will step in on behalf of the Queen at the annual opening of the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday.

The Queen will also not attend a Buckingham Palace reception for Olympic and Paralympic athletes, which will be hosted King Charles, later that evening.

The statement from the Palace read: “Her Majesty The Queen is currently unwell with a chest infection, for which her doctors have advised a short period of rest.

“With great regret, Her Majesty has therefore had to withdraw from her engagements for this week, but she very much hopes to be recovered in time to attend this weekend’s Remembrance events as normal.”

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