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Camilla pulls out of event due to chest infection | |
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The Duchess of Cornwall has pulled out of a memorial event due to a chest infection, Clarence House has said. | The Duchess of Cornwall has pulled out of a memorial event due to a chest infection, Clarence House has said. |
The 72-year-old was due to visit Westminster Abbey's Field of Remembrance with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. | |
A spokeswoman said Camilla was "told by her doctor" to cancel her engagements as the infection had "got progressively worse over the last few days". | |
The duchess also missed an event on Wednesday due to the illness. | The duchess also missed an event on Wednesday due to the illness. |
She and the Prince of Wales were pictured on a visit to a farmers' market in west London earlier that day. | |
But the duchess was forced to cancel her scheduled appearance at a gala dinner in London to mark the 200-year anniversary of Prince Albert's birth. | |
Camilla, who is patron of the Poppy Factory, had been due to attend the 91st Westminster remembrance event for the first time. |