The Queen has pulled out of attending the Royal Variety show on Friday night because she is experiencing “lingering” effects of a chest infection, Buckingham Palace has said. A spokesman said: “Following a recent chest infection,

King Charles III has accepted flowers on behalf of the Queen as he arrived at the Royal Variety Performance alone on Friday. Earlier in the day, Buckingham Palace said Queen Camilla would not be attending the show following "lingering post-viral" symptoms from a recent chest infection.

The Queen, 77, has reluctantly pulled out of the Royal Variety Performance on Nov. 22, which she was due to attend alongside her husband King Charles, 76. The announcement from Buckingham Palace came about four hours before she was scheduled to head out to Royal Albert Hall in London.

Queen Camilla has had to cancel a number of royal appearances over the last couple of weeks due to an ongoing chest infection. And while the queen is on the mend and beginning to feel better, some lingering symptoms have been keeping her on the bench during engagements.

LONDON (AP) — Queen Camilla will miss her third public engagement in two weeks as she recovers from a chest infection, Buckingham Palace said Friday. Camilla, 77, was set to attend the annual Royal Variety performance with her husband, King Charles III, but her doctors suggested she not overstretch herself.

Queen Camilla will miss the Royal Variety Performance on Friday, November 22 due to an ongoing chest infection, Buckingham Palace has announced. Doctors have advised Camilla, 77, not to overextend herself,

The royal skipped this year's Variety performance because she “didn’t want to spoil anyone else’s enjoyment with her cough.”

The King attended the annual Royal Variety Performance alone after the Queen was forced to miss the event to recover from a chest infection.

The Queen missed Friday night's Royal Variety Performance due to her recent chest infection, according to Buckingham Palace.