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.
Despite missing several occasions due to illness, the queen consort hosted the prestigious Booker Prize ceremony on November 12, but she had to leave before the announcement of the winner. 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 cancer 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.
