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Queen Camilla is all smiles as she arrives in Bath to open a new cancer centre, on her first royal duty following the summer break.
Camilla, 77, will officially open the new Dyson Cancer Centre at Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust.
She will tour the new centre, which opened to patients in April, and meet some of the Cancer Centre’s supporters.
The visit is particularly poignant, as her husband the King and her daughter-in-law the Princess of Wales continue to undergo cancer treatment.
The Queen met a number of patients receiving treatment at the centre, including Sandy Tyler who was having her second session of chemotherapy and Hilary Marson who is on her fourth session.
The Queen noticed that Sandy was wearing a specialist hat which helps to prevent hair loss.
She remarked: “You’ve got your ice cap on.”
The cap works by reducing blood flow to the scalp, which also reduces the amount of chemotherapy medication that reaches the area. It is usually worn for 15 minutes before each chemotherapy treatment.
Elsewhere on the visit Camilla was asked how her husband King Charles was doing.
Suzy Moon, who works for MacMillan partnership asked after the 75-year-old monarch, who continues to undergo treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. She asked: “Is he doing okay?”
The Queen replied: “Yes, he is doing very well.”
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