Queen Camilla has missed the UK’s annual Remembrance events, the palace says; Princess Kate is expected to attend

Queen Camilla he will miss Britain’s memorial service weekend to honor fallen servicemen while he recovers from a chest attack, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday.

Wife of King Charles III he was supposed to join the royal family at the “Remembrance Ceremony” in London The Royal Albert Hall on Saturday night. The 77-year-old was also scheduled to pay his respects at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph, a major event for the British royal family, the following day.

“Following medical advice to ensure a full recovery from a seasonal chest infection, and to protect others from any potential harm, His Majesty will not be attending this weekend’s Remembrance events,” the statement said, adding that he was deeply disappointed.

Charles and his daughter-in-law Kate, Princess of Walesboth of whom announced earlier this year that they have cancer, are expected to attend the twins’ events.

I the king was diagnosed with undisclosed cancer in February but is slowly returning to work after receiving treatment, and recently completed a trip to Australia and Samoa.

Kate his own was treated from an unspecified type of cancer diagnosed after gastric bypass surgery earlier this year. He said in September that it has been a difficult year but he expressed relief that he has finished chemotherapy.