Queen Camilla is forced to withdraw from weekly engagements including Olympic reception and Remembrance event after falling ill with a chest infection

Queen Camilla is unwell with a chest infection and has withdrawn from her engagements this week, Buckingham Palace announced today.

The Duchess of Gloucester has stepped in on the 77-year-old's behalf to attend the annual opening of the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey this Thursday.

Camilla has also pulled out of a Buckingham Palace reception for Olympic and Paralympic athletes hosted by her husband King Charles III the same evening.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: 'Her Majesty The Queen is currently unwell with a chest infection, for which her doctors have advised a short period of rest.

'With great regret, Her Majesty has therefore had to withdraw from her engagements for this week but she very much hopes to be recovered in time to attend this weekend's Remembrance events as normal.

'She apologises to all those who may be inconvenienced or disappointed as a result.'

No further details regarding her illness or treatment have been released, but Camilla is understood to be under doctors' supervision and is resting privately at home.

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