Queen Camilla too ill to attend Remembrance Sunday - Palace statement

Queen Camilla has been unwell after suffering from a chest infection forcing her to pull out of engagements earlier this week and nowwill miss this all Remembrance events this weekend

Queen Camilla will miss this all Remembrance events this weekend after suffering from a chest infection, Buckingham Palace have said.

Camilla's attendance at Remembrance events was in doubt after Buckingham Palace announced on Friday that her attendance over the weekend would be subject to medical advice nearer the time. It came as it was revealed that the Princess of Wales would be joining King Charles and Prince William for Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph and the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.

Buckingham Palace confirmed the Queen will not attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday evening, nor the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph on Sunday.

A Palace spokesperson said: “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. While this is a source of great disappointment to The Queen, she will mark the occasion privately at home and hopes to return to public duties early next week.”

It is understood there is no cause for alarm, and no downturn in her condition. The Queen is said to be mindful of minimising the risk of passing any last lingering infection to others.

The Princess of Wales, who is recovering from cancer and the King, who is still having ongoing treatment for cancer, are both attending the Remembrance events.

It was revealed on Tuesday that Camilla would be missing several engagements yesterday including the opening of the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey and a Buckingham Palace reception for Olympic and Paralympic athletes, hosted by King Charles. A senior palace aide said at the time the Queen was resting at home under doctor's orders.

However, on Wednesday, the Palace announced events for Camilla next week and said she will host a reception at Clarence House on Tuesday for the shortlisted authors in this year's Booker Prize. During the reception, this year's chair of judges Edmund de Waal will give a short speech and Camilla will wish the shortlisted authors luck ahead of the winner announcement later that evening.

In addition, she is also set to attend the glitzy global premiere of Gladiator II next week. The King and Camilla will meet the stars of the blockbuster, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen and Pedro Pascal, and director Sir Ridley Scott. The royal couple will settle down to watch the screening of the highly-anticipated sequel at the Royal Film Performance in London's Leicester Square next Wednesday evening. She will also join Charles as they host a special reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the UK's television and film industry earlier in the day.

Camilla, 77, has been at the centre of royal engagements for months, after the King was first hospitalised for an enlarged prostate in January and then diagnosed with cancer some weeks later. Charles, 75, took a leave of absence from public facing royal duties, although he returned in April while still undergoing weekly treatment.

The King and Queen both completed a nine-day tour of Australia and Samoa late last month. On their return to the UK, the couple stopped in India for a luxury spa break, spending three days at the Soukya resort in Bangalore, famed for its yoga and wellness programmes and Ayurvedic treatments.

Charles and Camilla have stayed at the £3,000-a-week resort on several occasions before and are said to relish its focus on holistic wellness. The Queen also broke up the journey from London to Sydney with a short break there two weeks ago.