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Queen Camilla may stand in for King Charles at the 80th anniversary ceremony of D-Day in France if he is too ill to attend, the Mail on Sunday can reveal.
His advisers have not yet ruled out the possibility that the King, who has cancer, will be well enough to travel to Normandy on June 6. But preparations are being made for the Queen to travel in her place.
It would see the Queen front and center with US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron, who are likely to attend the official international ceremony at Omaha Beach in Normandy, which was targeted by the Allied forces in the Nazi invasion. -Occupied France.
The King is understood to be interested in attending the 80th anniversary of D-Day, which will be one of the last with living veterans, but he may have to admit he is not in a position to make the trip.
And your doctors may advise against it.
Queen Camilla could stand in for King Charles at France’s D-Day 80th anniversary ceremony if he is too ill to attend. Pictured: Camilla at the 75th D-Day commemorations in 2019
The King is understood to be interested in attending the 80th anniversary of D-Day, which will be one of the last with living veterans. Pictured: Charles, then prince, at the VE Day commemorations in Lyon in 2018.
The occasion also has personal significance for Camilla, whose father, the late Major Bruce Shand, was a decorated war hero who served in the Second World War.
Prince William, who holds several positions in the armed forces and completed seven and a half years of full-time military service, will also likely take part in the commemorations, but no specific plans have been confirmed.
The Queen has performed at several events since the King revealed his cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
Sources said the monarch was “very proud of her” and believes she has been doing “a wonderful job.”
Last week, Camilla led her most high-profile public engagement yet on behalf of Charles at the Holy Service at Worcester Cathedral, becoming the first consort to carry out the ancient tradition.
Last week, Camilla led her most high-profile public engagement yet on behalf of Charles at the Holy Service at Worcester Cathedral, becoming the first consort to carry out the ancient tradition.
King Charles is expected to attend the traditional Easter Mattins service on Sunday at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, which will be the first time he has been seen walking in public since January.
Both Charles and Camilla will enjoy some time off after Easter, and the King is expected to return to Highgrove, his country home in Gloucestershire, which friends say is his “sanctuary.”
Looking ahead, it is understandable that royal agendas will be fluid depending on the King’s health.
“We plan for the best but prepare for changing situations,” said a palace aide.
The King is then expected to “gradually” his agenda towards the summer, with plans to take part in larger outdoor gatherings.
It was also reported last week that Charles ‘hopes’ to attend Trooping the Color in some capacity on June 15.