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Queen Camilla

Queen Camilla reschedules engagements following illness

Queen Camilla has rescheduled a number of engagements following a period of illness last month.

In February, Her Majesty was forced to cancel a number of visits after contracting Covid-19.

At the time, Buckingham Palace said The Queen would reschedule these engagements for some time in the future.

The palace has now updated their diary, confirming that Her Majesty’s visit to the West Midlands will take place in Mid March.

The Queen was due to visit Edgbaston and Telford on Valentine’s Day, however, 75-year-old royal will now visit on March 14th.

Her Majesty’s first rescheduled visit will be to attend the centenary celebrations of the Elmhurst Ballet School.

The Queen will join students, staff and alumni at the school to mark it’s 100th anniversary.

Her Majesty became patron of the school in 2006, one of the first patronages she took on when she was Duchess of Cornwall.

The 75-year-old royal will watch a special centenary performance and hear about recent developments in ballet teaching being spearheaded by the school.

Following on from the performance, Her Majesty will post for a formal photograph with all 200 Elmhurst students, from the youngest Year 7 students to the graduate students in the ‘Class of 2023’.

She will then unveil a plaque which sits within the school’s Centenary Commemorative Wall, which depicts a timeline of key moments in Elmhurst Ballet School’s history.

The Queen has always appreciated dance and expressive arts, and has been a particular supporter of Elmhurst Ballet School.

She last visited the establishment in January 2020 when she toured the school’s Health and Wellbeing Centre.

Later in the day, Queen Camilla will travel 36 miles west to Southwater One Library in Telford.

Her Majesty is well known for her longstanding commitment to encouraging literacy and reading. In 2021, she launched The Reading Room, and often speaks about the importance of teaching literacy.

At the library, she will thank staff and representatives from local outreach and voluntary groups for their great contribution to the community.

Before unveiling a plaque and posing for photos, The Queen will meet representatives from charities and organisations in the community.

Amongst those she will meet include volunteers at a local food bank, those supporting people with addictions, and those from the East Shropshire Talking Newspaper who provide a news and features audio service for the visually impaired.