Camilla reveals battle with pneumonia after skipping part of Qatar state visit – live

Camilla no longer has a cough but is still extremely tired at times, according to a royal source.

They said: “Some days the Queen is on really good form. It’s just one of those things.

“She has lost the coughing but the lingering side of it is bouts of extreme tiredness.

“There has to be a degree of flex in the Queen’s diary at the moment.”

The Princess of Wales paid homage to Queen Elizabeth II whilst sporting the colour of the season at Qatar’s state visit to Buckingham Palace.

The princess wore a monochromatic burgundy ensemble, with a long line coat by British designer Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen (who was also the mind behind her wedding dress) with leather gloves, pointed boots and a Chanel bag.

Kate finished the look with a tribute to the late Queen, by wearing a custom burgundy teardrop beret adorned with a bow by Sahar Millinery. The millinery is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, paying homage to the late Queen’s taste.

Kate’s hat was not the only tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. The princess also paid tribute to the late Queen by wearing a pair of her Bahrain pearl drop earrings, which Kate previously wore for the Trooping the Colour parade in celebration of the late Queen’s birthday on June 8th 2019.

The diamond-encrusted earrings are reportedly crafted from a shell containing seven pearls, which was a wedding gift to Elizabeth II from the ruler of Bahrain in 1947.

Alongside her Bahrain earrings, Kate paired the pearls with another piece passed down by the late Queen: a four-strand pearl choker, which she previously wore to Prince Philip’s funeral in April, 2021.

This striking pearl and diamond choker was commissioned to be created using a collection of cultured pearls gifted to the late monarch by the Japanese government. The piece was part of the Elizabeth II’s regular jewellery collection in the Eighties and Nineties, and was also worn by the late Princess Diana.

The Queen has told guests at the state visit that her chest infection was a form of pneumonia.

Camilla is suffering from post-viral fatigue and is missing the outdoor elements of the Qatari visit after being urged by her doctors to take more time to recover.

It is understood Camilla’s condition was viral, not bacterial, and she no longer has pneumonia.

The Queen missed the outdoor ceremonial welcome on a chilly Horse Guards Parade on Tuesday.

Instead, she arrived at Buckingham Palace shortly beforehand, giving a smile as she stepped from her car at the Grand Entrance.

Camilla, 77, waited for the Emir of Qatar and his wife inside, in the warm surroundings of the Grand Hall.

She contracted her chest infection after a long haul trip to Australia and Samoa and has pulled out a series of engagements since then, including the the Royal Variety Performance, the Gladiator II premiere and the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph.

It is understood the Queen was not taken to hospital with pneumonia, but is now facing bouts of extreme tiredness.

Inside Buckingham Palace, the King and Queen introduced the Emir and his wife to the British suite – key members of the Royal Household – who had gathered to wait in a receiving line.

The King and Emir walked together, followed by Camilla and Sheikha Jawaher.

Among those in the receiving line were the Lord Chamberlain Lord Benyon, the Queen’s companions Sarah Troughton and Lady Lansdowne, as well as Keeper of the Privy Purse Sir Michael Stevens and Master of the Household Vice Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt.

Also there was Assistant Private Secretary to the King Muna Shamsuddin, who joined the royal household this year and is leading on the Qatari state visit.

The red carpeted Grand Hall was decorated for Christmas with a large Christmas tree.

His Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms were positioned in the Grand Hall, and the King’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard stood in the Marble Hall.

The Prince and Princess of Wales were also pictured walking through the Grand Hall before a lunch with the Emir.

The Princess of Wales has chosen to wear a pearl necklace known as the Four-Row Japanese Pearl Choker.

The necklace is believed to have been given to the late Queen by the Japanese Government sometime in the 1970s when she made her first state visit to Japan.

Kate previously wore the statement necklace at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in 2021 as well as in 2017 at a dinner to commemorate the 70th wedding anniversary of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth.

The necklace has also been worn by Kate’s late mother-in-law, Diana, the Princess of Wales, who chose to wear it for a banquet at Hampton Court Palace in honor of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in November 1982.

The King arrived at the Grand Entrance of Buckingham Palace in the Irish State Coach with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his wife Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani to the sound of the Qatar and British national anthems.

Waiting inside in the warm in the Grand Hall was the Queen. In the second carriage, the Australian State Coach, were the Prince and Princess of Wales with the Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. Sheikh Mohammed stepped from the carriage first, followed by William, with both turning to wait for Kate. The princess stepped carefully from the state coach in her knee-high high heeled boots.

The Waleses walked side by side chatting to one another, with Kate carrying a small matching burgundy handbag and a pair of gloves, as they made their way up the red carpeted steps of the Grand Entrance.

Former economist Sheikh Mohammed is also the Minister of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Qatari royal family. He has been prime minister since 2023 and is distantly related to the Emir.

In the palace quadrangle in formation was a Guard of Honour from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards in their grey greatcoats and bearskin hats with the Band of the Irish Guards. A dismounted Detachment of Household Cavalry stood either side of the Grand Entrance.