The Duchess of Cornwall has cancelled a visit to the second day of the 2022 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.
On Tuesday she visited the Irish Cultural Centre in west London with her husband Prince Charles and the couple celebrated Irish culture ahead of St Patrick’s Day.
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.
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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.”
Camilla contracted Covid just days after it was revealed that Charles had tested positive for the virus for a second time.
The Queen has also battled a bout of Covid after an outbreak of cases at Windsor Castle, royal sources said.
Her Majesty was already being closely monitored for Covid after the heir to the throne Charles caught the virus just days after he and his mother had been in close contact earlier last month.
At the time, Buckingham Palace refused to confirm whether the 95-year-old monarch had tested positive or negative, fuelling fears for her health, but palace sources insisted she was not displaying symptoms of the virus at the time.
