Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester is representing Queen Camilla at a Remembrance event at Westminster Abbey Buckingham Palace announced on Nov. 5 that the Queen was ill with a chest infection and has canceled several outings Birgitte toured the Field of Remembrance memorial and met representatives from The Poppy Factory,

She very much hopes to be recovered in time to attend this weekend’s Remembrance events as normal,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement Tuesday.

Queen Camilla is sick with a chest infection and has canceled several royal appearances. She will be represented by another member of the royal family at a Remembrance event later this week.

Queen Camilla. wife of King Charles III, has canceled her upcoming engagements this week after falling ill with a chest infection.

Buckingham Palace said Queen Camilla “is currently unwell with a chest infection,” but did not provide further details about her condition.

Her Majesty, 77, is now set to take a "short period of rest" as advised by doctors, as she remains at home under the watchful eye of doctors.

The occurrence is a rare one for the family member, despite their working royal status. Queen Camilla is out sick with a chest infection, but as they say, the show must go on—the monarch was initially slated to attend the November 7 annual Field of Remembrance event at Westminster Abbey in London,

Queen Camilla has canceled her scheduled public appearances this week as she battles a chest infection. "Her Majesty The Queen is currently unwell with a chest infection, for which her doctors have advised a short period of rest,