Queen Camilla, the wife of King Charles, will resume engagements next week when she will host a reception for a literary prize, Buckingham Palace says, after a chest infection forced her to cancel events this week.
Camilla, 77, pulled out of her planned engagements for the rest of this week to rest at home and recover from her illness, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday.
The Queen, who loves books and has set up a reading charity, will be back in action to host a reception for authors who are shortlisted for the annual Booker Prize at Clarence House on November 12, the palace said on Wednesday.
Her illness means she will miss this year's Field of Remembrance event at London's Westminster Abbey and a reception for medal winners from the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
The King himself is still undergoing treatment for cancer which was diagnosed back in February, forcing him to cut back on some of his engagements although he recently travelled with Camilla to Australia and Samoa.
The Press Association said Camilla's condition was understood to be a seasonal illness, which could have been picked up during Camilla's long-haul travels, but it is not COVID-19.
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