Queen Camilla withdraws from all commemorative events due to a chest infection

Queen Camille will not join the royal family at major commemoration events after falling ill with a infection of the chest.

This weekend, King Charles will lead the family at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Royal British Legion’s annual event commemorates the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces community and honors those who have served and sacrificed.

However, 77-year-old Camilla will not join the group, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement on Saturday, November 9.

“Following doctors’ guidelines to ensure a full recovery from a seasonal respiratory infection and to protect others from any potential risk, Her Majesty will not attend this weekend’s commemorative events,” the statement said.

“While this is a source of great disappointment to the Queen, she will celebrate the occasion privately at home and hopes to return to public duties early next week,” the report said.

PEOPLE understand there is no cause for concern for Camilla, who is spending the weekend in Ray Mill Wiltshire.

The royal family did not want to pass on any lingering infections to others and feared that attending the events would delay her recovery.

When Buckingham Palace announced the group of working royals, including Prince William And Kate MiddletonWHO would attend the Saturday service and Remembrance Sunday, the Queen’s name was not mentioned in the November 8 update.

Days before, on November 5, the palace said in a statement: “Her Majesty The Queen is currently unwell with a respiratory infection, for which her doctors have advised a short period of rest.”

“It is with great regret that Her Majesty has therefore had to withdraw from her obligations for this week, but she very much hopes that she will recover in time to attend this weekend’s commemorative events as normal,” it continued at the time. “She apologizes to all those who may experience any inconvenience or disappointment as a result.”

While Queen Camilla rested privately at home under the care of her doctors, two other family members acted in her place.

On November 7 Bridget, Duchess of Gloucester represented the Queen at the annual Field of Remembrance event at Westminster Abbey and showed her support for the charity The Poppy Factory, which supports Camilla as a patron.

Later that same day, King Charles, 75, decided organized a reception for British athletes who received medals at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, performing solo at an event he and his wife were originally due to attend together.

The Festival of Remembrance is an important part of the royal family. The King, Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Edward, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Anne, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, Prince Richardthe Duke of Gloucester, Birgitte and Prince Edwardthe Duke of Kent, are all expected to be released this year.

The Princess of Wales’s attendance is particularly anticipated as it marks her first major event with the royal family after announcing she had completed the meeting on September 9. chemotherapy treatment. Six months earlier, on March 22, the Princess of Wales announced that she was undergoing surgery treatment for cancer and reduced her work duties to prioritize her health.

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It’s been a challenging year for the royal family, as has King Charles diagnosed with cancer and started treatment in February.

The King and Queen recently returned from a nine-day long-distance trip to Australia and Samoa, with reports that he would do so.breakhis cancer treatment.