Hosts Alan Carr and Amanda Holden expressed gratitude at Charles’ attendance after the Queen had to drop out at the last minute.

Amanda Holden stunned in a green co-ord as she and Alan Carr led the stars at the 2024 Royal Variety Performance, hours after Queen Camilla pulled out of attending

King Charles III has accepted flowers on behalf of the Queen as he arrived at the Royal Variety Performance alone on Friday. Earlier in the day, Buckingham Palace said Queen Camilla would not be attending the show following "lingering post-viral" symptoms from a recent chest infection.

The Queen will miss the annual charity event due to ongoing health issues that have affected her participation in royal duties

Presenters Amanda Holden and Alan Carr led the stars arriving at the 2024 Royal Variety Performance, hours after the Queen pulled out due to lingering symptoms from a chest infection. The King is scheduled to attend the show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Friday which will see Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish present a musical number from their new show The Devil Wears Prada – based on the 2006 Oscar-nominated film.

Queen Camilla will not be attending the Royal Variety Performance on Friday, following lingering symptoms from a recent chest infection. Doctors have advised the Queen - who is 77 - to prioritise rest as she continues to recover from her infection that resulted in her pulling out from many scheduled events including Remembrance Sunday.

Though Queen Camilla has been spotted at events post-illness, she is taking some time to rest and will no longer be attending the Friday, November 22, Royal Variety Performance event. A Palace spokesperson said: "Following a recent chest infection,

Queen Camilla has been forced to pull out of tonight's Royal Variety Performance as health fears concerning her recent chest infection "linger". The Queen has been advised by her doctors to miss the event this evening.

Queen pulls out of Royal Variety Performance because of chest infection symptoms - Camilla had resumed appearances at public engagements but has been advised to rest.