The 77-year-old queen believes the virus is “[hanging] on for a little bit,” despite the palace’s earlier assertion that she was recovering from a chest infection that forced her to take a break in early November.
The queen consort hosted the prestigious Booker Prize ceremony on November 12 despite missing several occasions due to illness, but she had to leave before the winner was announced. King Charles will now have to walk the red carpet alone when Her Majesty withdraws from the Gladiator II Royal Film Performance.
The king began his canc3r treatment after Charles, 75, and Camilla, 77, returned from their lengthy tour of Australia and Samoa, and the queen was confined to bed due to an illness that left her with a chest infection.
Despite having to miss many events due to her illness, the palace expected her to resume her public duties over the Remembrance Day weekend. According to a royal statement issued on November 5th, “Her Majesty the queen is currently unwell with a chest infection, for which her doctors have advised a short period of rest.”
“Her Majesty regretfully had to cancel her engagements for this week, but she sincerely hopes to recover in time to attend the Remembrance events this weekend as usual.” On Remembrance Sunday, King Charles lay a wreath on behalf of the country at the Whitehall memorial in central London, but the queen was not present at the Cenotaph.