Queen Camilla 'upset' after pulling out of a string of engagements: 'Tragic'

Queen Camilla has been forced to pull out of a string of engagements recently due to sickness, with one insider revealing she would be "upset" by it. Camilla fell ill with a chest infection ten days after returning home from her tour of Australia and Samoa with King Charles.

Royal photographer Arthur Edwards told The Sun's Royal Exclusive show that Camilla has had a hard few weeks, saying, "The fact is that she missed the Remembrance Day Services, both at the Albert Hall and at the Cenotaph.

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"And for her to miss those - obviously the reason was because she's coughing all the time, she didn't want to embarrass anybody - that would have been tragic."

Camilla heartbroken over recent loss

He added that Camilla would have been heartbroken over the recent loss of her dog Beth, who she got from Battersea Dogs and Cats home.

"I remember once seeing her [the dog] on an engagement down in Wiltshire, and the lady that walks them every day came along to see the Queen doing this engagement," Arthur added. "When she got out of the car and saw the dogs, she went over and played with the dogs, and it made a better picture than the rest of the engagement.

"They were special to her and also to the King... She would be upset about that."

Arthur added, "I mean, my children have dogs, and when the dog eventually goes because it doesn't have a long life, there is a lot of sadness in the family. And I imagine it'd be the same there for her.

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"Queen Camilla, she's just a country woman, and probably always had dogs all her life."

The photographer continued, saying Camilla has a "tough job" being Queen, adding she's been invaluable while Charles has been battling his undisclosed cancer.

"Her main role is obviously to support the King, and she will be getting on with it now," he said, adding she will likely be "popping down the Battersea and probably find a replacement" dog.

Camilla was forced to suddenly pull out of the Royal Variety Performance on Thursday night after being unable to shake her chest infection.

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