Queen Camilla suffering chest infection, Palace says

Queen Camilla has pulled retired of a fig of scheduled engagement this week owed a thorax infection, Buckingham Palace has said.

No further details regarding her unwellness oregon attraction person been released but she is understood to beryllium resting astatine location nether doctors' supervision.

The Duchess of Gloucester volition measurement successful connected behalf of the Queen astatine the yearly opening of the Field of Remembrance astatine Westminster Abbey connected Thursday.

The Queen volition besides not be a Buckingham Palace reception for Olympic and Paralympic athletes, which volition beryllium hosted King Charles, aboriginal that evening.

The connection from the Palace read: "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."

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