Queen Camilla lifted the lid on a fresh royal family health crisis Tuesday after she told a visiting party including the Amir of Qatar that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia. Camilla’s comments threw a spanner in the works of a careful effort by the palace to downplay her illness,

A chest infection has struck down the Queen Consort, and the Palace confirmed that Camilla shockingly told guests at a state dinner she has pneumonia

Queen Camilla had already missed a number of royal engagements with a chest infection, and now it has been confirmed the royal has been diagnosed with "a form of pneumonia"

The Queen is to miss the ceremonial welcome during the Qatari state visit due to the lingering side effects of a chest infection, but will attend other elements of the day, Buckingham Palace has announced.