Queen Camilla pulls out of Duchess of Kent’s funeral with sinusitis
Duchess of Kent’s funeral underway – with one notable absence
- Queen Camilla has withdrawn from attending the funeral of the Duchess of Kent due to acute sinusitis.
- Buckingham Palace expressed "great regret" over her absence, saying her thoughts and prayers are with the family.
- Camilla hopes to recover sufficiently to attend all elements of the state visit by Donald Trump on Wednesday and Thursday.
- The Duchess of Kent, who died aged 92, was the first royal in over 300 years to convert to Catholicism.
- Her funeral, a traditional Catholic requiem mass, is the first for a royal family member in modern British history and is being attended by senior royals at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday.