Camilla to step in and help Queen during absence

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Last week, the head of state was advised to rest for a fortnight – leading to the cancellation of her planned appearance at the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow. If she heeded the advice, the 95-year-old could miss the annual Remembrance Sunday service – which honours all the British and Commonwealth service personnel who have died serving the UK.

The event holds a special place for the Queen – whose formative years came during and immediately after World War Two.

This year’s event – which takes place at the Mall on Sunday, November 14 – will also be the first commemoration the Queen marks without her late husband Prince Philip.

The 99-year-old – who died in April – served with distinction during the bloody conflict.

The Queen may not attend the Festival of Remembrance which takes place a day earlier at the Royal Albert Hall.

But a senior royal source said the armistice commemoration is “one of the few dates that is completely and utterly cemented in the Queen’s annual diary”.

The insider told the Mirror: “The doctors who are advising Her Majesty to rest would have to have a very strong case to stop her going.

“It remains her firm intention to be present for the National Service of Remembrance on ­Remembrance Sunday.

“Her Majesty regrets she will be unable to attend the Festival of Remembrance on Saturday, November 13.”

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But the source added: “Doctors are satisfied this is the best course of action right now.”

The Queen’s ­condition is unknown although sources insisted she “is in good spirits” and taking it easy at Windsor Castle.

In a statement released last week, Buckingham Palace said: “Following on from their recent advice that the Queen should rest for a few days, Her Majesty’s doctors have advised that she should continue to rest for at least the next two weeks.

“The doctors have advised that Her Majesty can continue to undertake light, desk-based duties during this time, including some virtual audiences, but not to ­undertake any official visits.”

During her 69-year reign the Queen has only missed six Remembrance Sundays at the ­Cenotaph.

On four of these occasions, she was on a royal tour while the other two absences were because she was pregnant.

It has also emerged that her health woes have led to the Queen having to give up horse riding until the spring. Her Majesty reportedly suffered “discomfort” several weeks ago while out on her horse during her summer break at Balmoral.

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