It has been announced that Queen Camilla will not take part in her scheduled engagements for the rest of the week after becoming unwell and suffering from a chest infection

Queen Camilla is pulling out of engagements this week after becoming unwell with a chest infection, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The Duchess of Gloucester will step in on Camilla’s behalf to attend the annual opening of the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday. She has also pulled out of a Buckingham Palace reception for Olympic and Paralympic athletes, which will be hosted by King Charles on the same evening.

A senior palace aide said the Queen is currently resting at home under doctor’s orders, but is hoping to recover in time for this weekend’s Remembrance events. On Saturday members of the R oyal Family will attend the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, to commemorate lives lost in conflict and to celebrate service of the armed forces.

On Sunday, the King will lead tributes at the Cenotaph in London, where the Queen and other senior royals including the Prince and Princess of Wales would normally be expected to attend. No further details regarding her illness or treatment have been released but she will remain under doctors’ supervision.