Catherine, Princess of Wales has helped the British royal family roll out the red carpet for the Emir of Qatar on the first day of his state visit to the United Kingdom on Tuesday.

The Princess of Wales helped kick off the emir of Qatar’s trip to Britain as the U.K. government enlists one of the most popular royals to ensure the success of a state visit by the leader of a key ally.

Princess of Wales to welcome Emir of Qatar to London for two-day state visit - The Queen pulled out of the official open-air greeting on Horse Guards Parade and a carriage ride back to Buckingham Pala

The Princess of Wales will help kick off the emir of Qatar's trip to Britain on Tuesday as the U.K. government enlists one of the most popular royals to ensure the success of a state visit by the leader of a key ally,

Queen Camilla will be sitting out an upcoming diplomatic event in the U.K. due to ongoing illness. The queen consort, 77, will not participate in parts of the ceremonial kickoff of Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's state visit on Tuesday.

But Queen Camilla still has a lingering chest infection and will miss the start, while Catherine's involvement in the visit by the wealthy Gulf state marks another step in her ret

The state visit's exercise in soft power will see the visiting Qatari royals given a carriage procession along The Mall.

Queen Camilla is gradually returning to official duties after contracting a chest infection during the Royal tour of Australia and Samoa

A Palace source says the infection Queen Camilla has had in recent weeks is lingering, leaving her with diminished reserves of energy.

Queen Camilla is "taking it easy" and "pacing herself" as she has been forced to withdraw from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's first major state visit. The senior royal will miss out on parts of the event at Buckingham Palace,