Queen Camilla is unwell with a thorax corruption and has withdrawn from her engagements this week, Buckingham Palace announced today.
The Duchess of Gloucester has stepped successful connected the 77-year-old's behalf to be the yearly opening of the Field of Remembrance astatine Westminster Abbey this Thursday.
Camilla has besides pulled retired of a Buckingham Palace reception for Olympic and Paralympic athletes hosted by her hubby King Charles III the aforesaid evening.
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: 'Her Majesty The Queen is presently unwell with a thorax infection, for which her doctors person advised a abbreviated play of rest.
'With large regret, Her Majesty has truthful had to retreat from her engagements for this week but she precise overmuch hopes to beryllium recovered successful clip to be this weekend's Remembrance events arsenic normal.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla connected a formation successful Apia during their travel to Samoa connected October 25
The Duchess of Gloucester has stepped successful to be a Remembrance lawsuit astatine Westminster Abbey connected Thursday. Camilla is pictured with her astatine Buckingham Palace connected February 22
'She apologises to each those who whitethorn beryllium inconvenienced oregon disappointed arsenic a result.'
No further details regarding her unwellness oregon attraction person been released, but Camilla is understood to beryllium nether doctors' supervision and is resting privately astatine home.
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