King Charles attended the annual Royal Variety Performance solo on Nov. 22 for the first time since becoming King. Queen Camilla cancelled her planned appearance at the event just hours before it was due to begin,

King Charles was snapped chuckling at the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington, London, which air on ITV1 and ITVX in December

The Queen will miss the annual charity event due to ongoing health issues that have affected her participation in royal duties

Presenters Amanda Holden and Alan Carr led the stars arriving at the 2024 Royal Variety Performance, hours after the Queen pulled out due to lingering symptoms from a chest infection. The King is scheduled to attend the show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Friday which will see Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish present a musical number from their new show The Devil Wears Prada – based on the 2006 Oscar-nominated film.

Queen pulls out of Royal Variety Performance because of chest infection symptoms - Camilla had resumed appearances at public engagements but has been advised to rest.