The Queen attended her first public engagement tonight since her husband’s most cancers analysis was introduced and reassured well-wishers that he was ‘doing extraordinarily nicely beneath the circumstances’.
Camilla stated King Charles, 75, who underwent his first bout of remedy earlier this week, was ‘very touched’ by all of the messages of help he has been receiving from all over the world.
The 76-year-old – who took a five-hour drive from her husband’s facet at Sandringham to Wiltshire after the native helipad flooded – made the remarks as she arrived at Salisbury Cathedral for a charity musical night.
Ben Abbott, 40, a essential care paramedic for Wiltshire Air Ambulance, stated: ‘I do hope His Majesty is doing nicely Ma’am, we’re all actually unhappy to listen to the information.”
Her Majesty replied: ‘He’s doing extraordinarily nicely beneath the circumstances. He’s very touched by all the letters and messages the general public have been sending from in every single place. That’s very cheering.’
Camilla managed a smile as she arrived on the musical night at Salisbury Cathedral, which is being held to have fun the work of native charities
Queen Camilla takes a second of reflection at The Salisbury font, designed by British water sculptor William Pye, throughout a musical night at Salisbury Cathedral
The elegant royal, 76, handed her umbrella to an aide earlier than heading additional contained in the venue
The King and Queen wave as they go away by automotive from Clarence Home in London on February 6, 2024
The Queen had lengthy been scheduled to attend the musical night to have fun the work of three Wiltshire charities and travelled 5 hours from her husband’s facet at Sandringham to be there.
She is a agency supporter of The Wiltshire Bobby Van Belief, The Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Group First, in addition to the regimental charities of the Grenadier Guards and The Rifles.
However due to the inclement climate and the King’s recuperation for his first remedy for his undisclosed most cancers, her go to virtually didn’t come off.
Camilla, who hasn’t left her husband’s facet since his analysis, has been with him in Norfolk all week as he recuperates.
Workers had organized for her to take the King’s official helicopter from Norfolk to Wiltshire however the heavy rain at the moment battering southern England meant that her native helipad was fully flooded.
At one level aides feared having to cancel, however apparently Queen Camilla was decided to not let anybody down and set her sights on discovering a method.
So the royal insisted on driving the 205 miles, five-hour journey from East Anglia to Wiltshire.
A supply stated: ‘It’s been a troublesome week however Her Majesty was decided to not let individuals down. She is aware of the organisers personally and the charities are three she could be very a lot concerned in.
Camilla added a trendy brooch with inexperienced jewelled detailing as she seemed as elegant as ever for the outing
Queen Camilla is greeted by a consultant of the regimental charities throughout a musical night at Salisbury Cathedral
The Queen was greeted by air ambulance charity representatives as they shook arms
Camilla appeared in good spirits as she reassured the nation about Charles’s well being as she left his facet for the primary time
Queen Camilla arrives on the musical night at Salisbury Cathedral on Thursday
At one level, aides feared having to cancel the looks because of the climate, however Camilla was decided to attend
Camilla was greeted by a fanfare, earlier than talking to members of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance as soon as contained in the cathedral
The occasion this night (pictured) was held to have fun the Wiltshire Bobby Van Belief, The Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Group First, in addition to the regimental charities of the Grenadier Guards and The Rifles
‘Plus she was involved that if she cancelled on the final minute it will spark all kinds of alarm about His Majesty, who is definitely doing nicely.
‘She’s all the time been a trouper and determined that if a 400-odd mile, 10-hour spherical journey was the one solution to do it, then that’s what she would do.’
Camilla stayed for the entire two hour occasion, which included music by the award-winning live performance pianist Rupert Egerton-Smith and noticed Her Majesty greeted by a fanfare and take her seat following a reception.
She stayed at Ray Mill, her personal house close by, in a single day and can drive again to Sandringham to be reunited along with her husband on Friday.
Charles has postponed all public-facing duties, however is constant with behind-the-scenes work on his crimson containers of state papers.
William might step in to symbolize his father at an occasion, however no engagements are scheduled in the meanwhile and the royal palaces will make preparations if the necessity arises.
Kate left hospital final Monday after stomach surgical procedure and returned to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor to be reunited along with her three youngsters, however the 42-year-old will not be anticipated to return to official duties till after Easter.
The Queen has a house in Lacock, Wiltshire, and he or she chatted with the air ambulance medics about their work. Mr Abbott stated: ‘I informed her we all the time wave after we fly over Lacock and he or she stated she all the time waves again.’
It comes after it emerged Prince Harry might have switched flights as a way to get house faster to Los Angeles after a flying go to to London to see his cancer-stricken father.
The Duke of Sussex, who spent simply 45 minutes along with his father however didn’t see his brother Prince William in any respect, arrived at Heathrow Airport simply earlier than 2pm yesterday and is now again in LA, the place he shall be reunited along with his spouse Meghan Markle.
Harry, 39, is known to have been noticed leaving a Delta flight that landed at LAX airport at 6.16pm native time on Wednesday (2.16am Thursday UK time).
It is understood that he switched to the Delta flight as a result of the British Airways flight he was purported to take was ‘delayed by two hours’, The Specific reviews.
Flight information present that the BA flight 269 that he was anticipated to take was because of depart Heathrow at 3.05pm however truly left at 5.19pm.
It’s Camilla’s first public engagement because the King’s most cancers analysis was revealed
Camilla shook arms with a consultant of the regimental charities of The Grenadier Guards and The Rifles
Camilla speaks to Rupert Egerton-Smith, centre, an award-winning live performance pianist
With the King out of motion as he receives remedy, Camilla may tackle extra engagements (pictured greeting an air ambulance consultant)
Harry had flown greater than 5,000 miles from Los Angeles to London after his father knowledgeable him of his devastating cancer analysis.
He flew into London on a ten-hour flight and arrived at Clarence Home at 2.42pm on Tuesday earlier than spending round 45 minutes with Charles.
They held a ‘temporary assembly’ earlier than the King and Camilla had been pushed to Buckingham Palace the place a helicopter was ready to take them again to Sandringham in Norfolk.
The Duke will not be believed to have seen his brother William or sister-in-law Kate Middleton, who’s recovering from her stomach surgical procedure and on prolonged go away.
Whereas ready for the duke to return house, Meghan was pictured flashing a smile yesterday as she drove round close to the couple’s Montecito house.
Royal skilled Jennie Bond informed MailOnline that Prince Harry’s go to to the UK reveals how deep the royal rift has truly change into.
She claimed: ‘William has proven in the present day that he has disowned Harry, he would not need to know him, and he in all probability would not even like him anymore. Harry is simply not a part of his life.
‘That rift is so deep now, and that has been proven by Harry being right here and them not assembly, so deep that I actually do marvel if it might ever, ever be mended.’
And Robert Jobson informed Mail+ that though Charles was maybe touched by his ‘darling boy’s’ gesture in actuality it has prompted ‘some disquiet by ‘taking it upon himself’ to fly over unbidden’.
Charles, 75, was seen in public for the primary time since his most cancers analysis when he left his workplaces at Clarence Home after a short reunion with Harry.
Flight information present that Harry was anticipated to depart Heathrow at 3.05pm however truly left at 5.19pm
King Charles and Queen Camilla are pictured leaving Clarence Home in London on Tuesday
King Charles and Queen Camilla attend church at Sandringham in Norfolk on February 4, 2024
The assembly has raised hopes that the pair can restore their troubled relationship after Harry publicly criticised the royal household for unconscious racism and complained about the way Meghan was treated by palace officials.
Harry and Meghan walked away from royal duties in 2020 and now live in California.
Though the duke met his father, there was no assembly between the estranged siblings William and Harry, who’ve had a fractured relationship for a variety of years.
Final evening, the Prince of Wales spoke in regards to the King’s most cancers analysis for the primary time as he expressed his gratitude to the general public for his or her ‘sort messages of help’.
William’s phrases of reward, delivered throughout a fundraising gala dinner, additionally recognised those that wished the Princess of Wales nicely, as she recovers from deliberate stomach surgical procedure.
He informed the friends: ‘It means an amazing deal to us all.’
The inheritor to the throne was again at work yesterday supporting the King as his brother Harry left London.
William had taken day off to help his household after Kate’s operation on January 16, and returned to public duties as soon as her care and restoration had settled.
However his first day again on obligation got here because the royal household was coping with the well being scare surrounding his father, the pinnacle of state whose reign will move the 17-month mark on Thursday.
William gave his pre-dinner speech on the occasion, elevating funds for London’s Air Ambulance Charity’s new fleet of helicopters, the place friends included Hollywood star Tom Cruise and Arsenal soccer membership supervisor Mikel Arteta.
The prince stated: ‘I would prefer to take this chance to say thanks, additionally, for the sort messages of help for Catherine and for my father, particularly in latest days. It means an amazing deal to us all.
‘It is truthful to say the previous few weeks have had a fairly medical focus, so I believed I would come to an air ambulance perform to get away from all of it.’
Weekly audiences between the King and Rishi Sunak are anticipated to resume in person in two weeks following Charles’ cancer diagnosis, it’s understood.
Downing Road and Buckingham Palace took the bizarre step of confirming particulars of a name between the 2 on Wednesday, in an try to indicate the King was carrying on along with his duties.
The Prime Minister wished Charles nicely in a short cellphone dialog earlier than formal face-to-face audiences are set to begin once more on February 21.
Kate left hospital final Monday and returned to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor to be reunited along with her three youngsters, however the 42-year-old future queen will not be anticipated to return to official duties until after Easter.
