Why Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall Missed Christmas Church Services in Sandringham This Morning
The Duchess of Cornwall has a cold she just can't kick.
While Prince Charles made the Christmas walk to St. Mary Magdalene's for holiday church services, his wife Camilla was notably absent from the annual royal tradition.
This morning, Clarence House posted a photo of the Prince of Wales on the walk, chatting with Prince William and Duchess Kate and Prince Harry and Duchess Meaghan.
A post shared by Clarence House (@clarencehouse) on Dec 25, 2018 at 4:35am PST
In the caption, they sent shared best wishes for a happy Christmas, but they did not address Camilla's absence on social media.
Per Daily Mail reporter Rebecca English, "She is still under the weather with the heavy cold that saw her cancel an engagement before Christmas and miss the BP lunch."
The Duchess of Cornwall isn’t at church either today. She is still under the weather with the heavy cold that saw her cancel an engagement before Christmas and miss the BP lunch.
- Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) December 25, 2018
There, English is referring to the fact that last week, Camilla missed the Queen's Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace, due to the same "heavy cold."
Hopefully she's feeling well enough to partake in the rest of the royals' Christmas traditions. While they already opened gifts on Christmas Eve, today brings a turkey feast, and the watching of the Queen's annual Christmas message.
Camilla wasn't the only royal missing from St. Mary Magdalene's today. Prince Philip also opted to skip services, but there's no reason to worry.
Per the Mirror, a palace spokesperson said that the Philip is in good health and "spending the day 'privately.'"
The Duke reportedly now "operates on a 'wake up and see how I feel' basis," according to The Telegraph, so perhaps he simply didn't want to spend Christmas morning out in the cold.
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