King Charles arrives to join celebs at Royal Variety Performance without Camilla as Queen recovers from chest infection

THE KING beamed arsenic helium arrived astatine the Royal Albert Hall for the Royal Variety Performance this evening.

King Charles arrived without Camilla pursuing quality the Queen had to miss the show due to the fact that of "lingering post-viral symptoms" from a caller thorax infection.

Doctors advised the Queen to remainder arsenic she "continues to acquisition immoderate lingering post-viral symptoms", according to a connection from Buckingham Palace.

It is the latest high-profile lawsuit that Camilla has not been capable to be due to the fact that of her illness, having besides had to miss Remembrance events earlier this month.

The King received the show's programme from 10-year-old Louie Cooper earlier taking the stairs up to the royal container successful the auditorium.

Presenters Amanda Holden and Alan Carr led the stars arriving astatine the 2024 Royal Variety Performance.

The lawsuit volition spot Sir Elton John and his hubby David Furnish contiguous a philharmonic fig from their caller amusement The Devil Wears Prada - based connected the 2006 Oscar-nominated film.

Sir Elton John, who is introducing his West End adaptation, told the King: "I'm precise blessed to beryllium here."

Cast members Vanessa Williams, who plays Miranda Priestly, and Matt Henry, who stars arsenic creation manager Nigel, were among those posing connected the reddish carpet.

The assortment amusement volition besides spot debuts from British vocalist Sophie Ellis-Bextor with her deed way Murder On The Dancefloor portion Eurovision victor Nemo is besides featured connected the bill.

Also posing connected the carpet were US magicians and drama duo Penn and Teller, whose show marks their 50th anniversary.

Comedy volition travel from Ted Lasso prima Ellie Taylor, writer and comic Scott Bennett, Scottish comedian Larry Dean and governmental comic Matt Forde - who posed connected the reddish carpet with a crutch aft undergoing country for crab connected his spine.

Among the arrivals was TV presenter Lorraine Kelly, who volition marque an quality successful this year's amusement with her Change And Check Choir led by Wet Wet Wet vocalist Marti Pellow.

The choir, made up of women from crossed the UK who detected their bosom crab done Kelly's campaign, volition execute Love Is All Around, which is being re-released to rise consciousness of bosom crab aboriginal detection.

It comes hours aft Camilla insisted the "show indispensable spell on" aft pulling retired of attending the show connected Friday evening arsenic doctors advised that she should prioritise rest.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: "Following a caller thorax infection, the Queen continues to acquisition immoderate lingering post-viral symptoms, arsenic a effect of which doctors person advised that, aft a engaged week of engagements, Her Majesty should prioritise capable rest.

"With large regret, she has truthful withdrawn from attendance astatine tonight's Royal Variety Performance. His Majesty volition be arsenic planned."

A royal root said the Queen was "naturally disappointed to miss the evening's entertainments and sends her sincere apologies to each those involved, but is simply a large believer that 'the amusement indispensable spell on'".

"She hopes to beryllium backmost to afloat spot and regular nationalist duties precise soon," the root added.

The Royal Variety Performance volition aerial connected ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player successful December.

Money raised from the amusement volition spell to assistance radical from the satellite of amusement successful request of attraction and assistance, with the Royal Variety Charity launching an inaugural to assistance those with intelligence wellness issues this year.