The palace announced on November 5 that Camilla had fallen ill with a chest infection and would be canceling her plans for the week. The news came a few days after she and Charles had returned from their trip to Australia and Samoa.

The 77-year-old royal admitted she was still “coughing” as she resumed her duties after canceling several appearances due to the illness.

Queen Camilla, who pulled out of engagements last week due to a chest infection, returned to work by attending a glittering reception of film and TV stars - and had a revealing chat with Paddington st