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King Consort Camilla: The funeral ceremonies allow no rest
Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/AP
Sometimes grief really hurts.
British Queen Consort Camilla is reportedly suffering from other pains following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Even before her mother-in-law died, the 75-year-old is said to have broken a toe – and that's why she spent so many appointments with King Charles III.
additionally suffered.
"It was unfortunate timing, to say the least, but she coped with it absolutely bravely," the Daily Teleregraph quoted a source close to the royal family as saying.
How Camilla sustained the injury is unclear.
"She keeps fighting and will not let a broken toe stop her from doing her duty and what she needs to do for the king, family and country," a source told The Sun newspaper.
In fact, the Queen Consort has no time to recover.
While tens of thousands of people in London want to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II, a trip is planned for her and her husband later in the day.
Anti-monarchy protests expected
Charles III
and Camilla are expected in Wales to visit the capital, Cardiff.
It is the couple's first trip to Wales since the Queen's death a week ago.
In Cardiff, the royal couple will, among other things, attend a service for the deceased queen in Llandaff Cathedral, as the bishopric announced.
Charles and Camilla are then expected at the Welsh Parliament to receive condolences.
In the afternoon, the two will visit Cardiff Castle, where they will meet Welsh Prime Minister Mark Drakeford and Speaker of Parliament Elin Jones.
In between there should also be opportunities for the people to see the new king and his wife.
Before Charles became king, he held the title Prince of Wales.
Now his son William has taken over, whose wife Kate is now Princess of Wales.
During the Wales visit, the royal couple may have to prepare for major protests against the monarchy for the first time since the Queen's death.
As the PA news agency reported, opponents of the monarchy are planning a silent protest at the castle in the afternoon against the country's form of government, which they believe has long been outdated.
14 hour wait for farewell to the Queen
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people are expected in London who want to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
For a total of five nights and four days, the Queen's coffin was laid out in the British Parliament and open to the public around the clock.
If you want to say goodbye personally to the deceased monarch, you have no choice but to stand in a long queue.
According to the BBC, the waiting time on Friday night was 14 hours.
The line had grown to five miles, stretching from Parliament across Lambeth Bridge and along the south bank of the Thames from the National Theater and Tate Modern to beyond the Tower of London.
Tens of thousands held out despite the cold night.
The line is expected to get even longer over the weekend.
The Queen's coffin was brought from Buckingham Palace to Parliament on Wednesday afternoon in a solemn procession, accompanied by her immediate family.
Elizabeth II died on September 8 at the age of 96 at her Scottish country estate, Balmoral Castle.
Her coffin was taken to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh on Sunday and then to London on Tuesday evening.
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