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,

Queen Camilla, the wife of Britain's King Charles, will resume engagements next week when she will host a reception for a literary prize, Buckingham Palace said, after a chest infection forced her to cancel events this week.

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,