The Queen to miss Remembrance events

The Queen will miss Remembrance events this weekend, Buckingham Palace has said.

Queen Camilla 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 statement said.

This is while she recovers from a chest infection and to minimise the risk to others, the palace added.

"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," the statement said.

The King and the Princess of Wales are attending both events. Charles, 75, is still receiving cancer treatment but has resumed public duties. The princess, 42, has finished preventative chemotherapy following her diagnosis.

This weekend will be the first time she has carried out two consecutive days of official engagements since the start of the year.

Camilla, 77, was forced to pull out of other engagements earlier this week.

At the time, a palace spokesperson said the Queen's doctors had "advised a short period of rest". On Friday, officials said the Queen's appearance at the events would depend on medical advice nearer the time.

On Saturday it was understood there is no cause for alarm nor any downturn in her condition.

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