Queen Camilla, spouse of British head of state King Charles III, has been compelled to postpone her engagements this week attributable to a chest an infection, Buckingham Palace mentioned on Tuesday.
Queen Camilla, 77, was attributable to attend the opening of the annual Area of Remembrance in reminiscence of the nation's warfare useless at London's Westminster Abbey on Thursday.
He was then anticipated to be on the palace internet hosting a reception for British Olympic and Paralympic athletes that night.
“Her Majesty The Queen is at the moment unwell attributable to a chest an infection and has due to this fact been suggested by her medical doctors to take a brief interval of relaxation,” a palace spokesperson mentioned.
“It’s with nice remorse that Her Majesty has needed to withdraw from her engagements this week, however could be very hopeful of recovering in time to attend this weekend's commemorative occasions as regular.”
The palace beforehand introduced that Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, 78, would symbolize Camilla on the Area of Remembrance.
British media mentioned Camilla was resting at dwelling below medical supervision. No additional particulars got about his situation.
Camilla accompanied Charles on a current tour of Australia and to the Commonwealth Heads of Authorities Assembly on the Pacific island of Samoa.
The couple broke up the lengthy journey again to Britain from Samoa final week with what the palace known as “a quick personal stopover” in India, a palace spokesman mentioned final Wednesday.
The stopover, reportedly at an Ayurvedic spa close to the southern metropolis of Bengaluru, was mentioned to be unrelated to well being.
Charles, 75, was recognized with an undisclosed most cancers earlier this yr and has been receiving remedy. His daughter-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales, 42, just lately introduced that she has accomplished chemotherapy.
Catherine's husband, Prince William, inheritor to the throne, is at the moment in South Africa as a part of his Earthshot Prize initiative for environmental innovation.