Camilla pulls out of royal visit as bad weather disrupts her travel plans
ok.co.ukQueen Consort Camilla has pulled out of royal engagements after the weather disrupted her travel plans, Buckingham Palace said.
A Palace spokesman said: “Her Majesty’s engagements at Newmarket later today have had to be postponed due to the weather impacting on transport arrangements. “Her Majesty is of course very sorry not to be able to attend and will hope to find another date to visit in due course.” Camilla was due to visit the British Racing School to mark its 40th anniversary and later unveil a painting at the British Sporting Art Trust in the Suffolk market town on Thursday.
The decision to postpone was taken on Thursday morning when the weather was reviewed and attempts to find alternative arrangements were not successful.
The Palace declined to confirm whether the Queen Consort, 75, was due to travel by helicopter or by car. Snowstorms were expected to affect large parts of England and Wales on Thursday after the coldest March temperature in more than a decade was recorded overnight.The Met Office’s warnings are not currently affecting London or Suffolk.
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