Queen pulls out of Duchess of Kent funeral due to illness

Queen Camilla pictured earlier this month (Picture Aaron Chown – Pool/Getty Images)

Queen Camilla has pulled out from attending the funeral of the Duchess of Kent due to suffering from ‘acute sinusitis’, Buckingham Palace said.

The Queen was due to join King Charles and other members of the royal family at Westminster Cathedral later this afternoon to say their final goodbyes to Katharine, who died on September 4 aged 92.

She has withdrawn from attending the funeral ‘with great regret’, but she hopes she will be well enough to attend all royal elements of Donald Trump’s second state visit which officially begins tomorrow.

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