Britain’s Queen Camilla will not attend Remembrance Day events to recover from a chest infection but hopes to return to public duties early next week, Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday.
The wife of King Charles, Camilla, had to cancel planned engagements this week after developing a chest infection, for which her doctors advised rest.
The 77-year-old will miss the annual Festival of Remembrance at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Saturday, as well as the main Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday.
The ceremony at the Cenotaph war memorial is held on the Sunday closest to Nov. 11 to mark the end of World War One and pay tribute to those who lost their lives in conflict.
“Following doctors’ guidance to ensure a full recovery from a seasonal chest infection, and to protect others from any potential risk, Her Majesty will not attend this weekend’s Remembrance events,” a palace spokesperson said, adding she would mark the occasion privately at home.
Princess Kate, 42, who is gradually returning to public engagements after preventive treatment for cancer this year, will attend the Remembrance events with her husband Prince William, King Charles, and other members of the royal family.
The Princess of Wales had announced in September that she had completed chemotherapy, though her recovery path would be long. She stated she would undertake a limited number of public engagements later in the year. Her last public appearance was in October when she met the bereaved families of three young girls murdered at a dance class in northwest England.
King Charles, who has been undergoing treatment for cancer since his diagnosis in February, recently visited Australia and Samoa.