Queen Camilla to miss start of Qatari state visit after chest infection

The Queen volition miss immoderate elements of the Qatari authorities sojourn this week owed to a lingering viral thorax infection, a Buckingham Palace root says.

A Palace root said that the corruption Queen Camilla has had successful caller weeks is lingering, leaving her with diminished reserves of energy.

Changes to the Queen’s programme person been made connected the proposal of doctors

The 77-year-old volition present not be the authoritative accomplishment astatine Horse Guards Parade successful London connected Tuesday greeting and her beingness astatine different elements of the sojourn volition beryllium scaled back.

Queen Camilla volition not beryllium contiguous for a carriage thrust backmost to Buckingham Palace aft the authoritative arrival, successful which King Charles and the Prince and Princess of Wales volition conscionable the Emir of Qatar and his wife.

She volition be a luncheon astatine the palace erstwhile the royal enactment returns and is hoping to spot an accumulation successful the Picture Gallery successful the Palace.

The Queen volition be the farewells to the Emir of Qatar connected Wednesday.

Announcing the corruption earlier this month, Buckingham Palace said: "Her Majesty The Queen is presently unwell with a thorax infection, for which her doctors person advised a abbreviated play of rest."

She pulled retired of a fig of scheduled engagements astatine the commencement of November due to the fact that of the thorax corruption and doctors had advised she walk a abbreviated play of remainder astatine home.