Camilla cancels visit to Cheltenham Festival

The Duchess of Cornwall has been left with a slight cough following a recent bout of Covid.
The Duchess of Cornwall will not attend the Cheltenham Festival on Wednesday (PA)
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Tony Jones16 March 2022

The Duchess of Cornwall has cancelled a visit to the Cheltenham Festival – the second time she has missed an event this week.

Camilla has recently recovered from a bout of Covid but has been left with a slight cough and it is understood she is pacing herself after her illness.

The duchess was due to spend the day at the races and present the trophy to the winning owner, jockey and trainer of the Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase.

The duchess with the Prince of Wales during a visit to the Irish Cultural Centre on Tuesday (Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA)
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On Tuesday she visited the Irish Cultural Centre in west London with the Prince of Wales and the couple celebrated Irish culture ahead of St Patrick’s Day.

They appeared to enjoy a busy and varied tour of the centre in Hammersmith, with the duchess participating in all the activities.

But she cancelled an appearance at an evening event on Monday, when she was due to meet High Commissioners and Commonwealth Secretariat staff with Charles. They both attended the Commonwealth Day service earlier in the day.

Clarence House confirmed the duchess would not be attending the Cheltenham Festival but declined to comment further.

Last week, the duchess revealed she has been left with a slight cough in the aftermath of the virus.

Charles attended a Commonwealth reception on Monday evening without Camilla (Frank Augstein/PA)
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When she met a group of record-breaking charity rowers at Clarence House, she told them: “Well, it’s taken me three weeks and I still can’t get shot of it.

“Probably my voice might suddenly go coughing and spluttering.”

The duchess, 74, tested positive for Covid on Valentine’s Day and caught the virus for the first time just days after Charles contracted the illness for a second time.

Camilla is triple vaccinated but appears to be taking a precautionary approach following the illness which has seen cases rise in recent days.

The Queen has also recently recovered from a bout of Covid and returned to in-person royal events, and her cousin the Duke of Gloucester missed the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey after testing positive.

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