Camilla's foot bandaged after Queen sustains injury during trip with King Charles
Queen Camilla could be seen sporting a bandage round her ankle
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Queen Camilla was seen wearing a bandage around her right foot after sustaining an injury during an official trip with her husband King Charles.
The arrived on Guernsey earlier today, Tuesday, for the second day of her visit to the Channel Islands.
Aides said the Queen suffered a "slight ankle sprain" while on neighbouring Jersey, where the heavens opened for the royal visit.
The white dressing was clearly visible as she and King Charles arrived in St Peter Port to be greeted by huge crowds and blue skies.
Queen Camilla could be seen sporting a bandage round her ankle
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Charles and Camilla, who were in Jersey on Monday, are on their first visits to the Crown Dependencies off the north-west coast of France, since the King acceded to the throne.
The King returned to public facing duties in April despite his continued treatment for cancer.
Jersey and Guernsey announced special public holidays to mark the royal visits on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
The Crown Dependencies are not part of the UK but are self-governing possessions of the British Crown.
Queen Camilla meets schoolchildren on the Channel Islands
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The trip ends the day before the planned State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday, which is also Camilla’s 77th birthday. Jersey and Guernsey announced special public holidays to mark the royal visits on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
When Queen Elizabeth II visited Jersey in 2001, she was presented with two dead ducks on a silver tray, part of an ancient tradition dating back to the Middle Ages when six seigneurs, lords of the manor, would pay homage to the sovereign as the Duke of Normandy with the mallards.
Charles and Camilla last visited the Channel Islands during the Diamond Jubilee year of 2012.
King Charles and Queen Camilla during their official visit
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It comes after King and Queen were pulled away from an engagement during their visit to Jersey over a “false alarm”. The incident happened while the Royal couple were attending the ‘expo’ stage of Monday’s tour of St Helier.
Camilla was eating an ice cream when a member of the visit team pulled both her and Charles away. The couple were then taken to the nearby Pomme d’Or Hotel.
It is understood a member of the visit team raised a concern, and after investigation, it turned out to be a false alarm.
A full background check was carried out and the programme resumed shortly afterwards.
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