Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester is representing Queen Camilla at a Remembrance event at Westminster Abbey Buckingham Palace announced on Nov. 5 that the Queen was ill with a chest infection and has canceled several outings Birgitte toured the Field of Remembrance memorial and met representatives from The Poppy Factory,

Queen Camilla is out sick with a chest infection, but as they say, the show must go on—the monarch was initially slated to attend the November 7 annual Field of Remembrance event at Westminster Abbey in London, but a surprising royal has stepped up to the plate.

She very much hopes to be recovered in time to attend this weekend’s Remembrance events as normal,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement Tuesday.