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Kate makes rare appearance for visit of Qatari ruler as Queen tells guests her chest infection was pneumonia | UK News

The Princess of Wales made a rare public appearance as the emir of Qatar and his wife began a two-day state visit to the UK. 

The royal visitors were officially welcomed in Whitehall by King Charles before the emir inspected a guard of honour by the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards on Horse Guards Parade.

The Prince and Princess of Wales had followed tradition and joined Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the first of his three wives, Sheikha Jawaher, on their journey from their private residence to Whitehall.

Britain's King Charles, William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales stand with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and his wife Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al-Thani, during a ceremonial welcome for the Qatari Emir and his wife, at the Horse Guards Parade, in London, Britain, December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales greets dignitaries including Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley, as she arrives ahead of a Ceremonial Welcome for the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his wife Sheikha Jawaher, at Horse Guards Parade in London, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024. (Henry Nicholls via AP, Pool)
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The Princess of Wales greets dignitaries including Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley. Pic: PA

The royal women travelled in one chauffeur-driven limousine while the men travelled in another as they made their way to the parade ground where the waiting King greeted his guests warmly on a dais.

The princess looked relaxed as she stepped from a chauffeur-driven car with the prince, one of only a handful of official events Kate has carried out this year.

It’s one of the princess’s few official appearances during a year in which she has undergone treatment for cancer.

Kate has been gradually returning to royal duties after saying in September her chemotherapy treatment had finished, but she won’t go to the state banquet hosted by the King, where William will be a guest.

The Princess of Wales (right) greets Sheikha Jawaher, the wife of Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in London, on behalf of the King, before the ceremonial welcome at Horse Guards Parade, for their state visit to the UK. Picture date: Tuesday December 3, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL Qatar. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire
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The Princess of Wales greets Sheikha Jawaher, the wife of the emir of Qatar, in London. Pic: PA

Queen tells guests she had pneumonia

But the Queen missed the open-air greeting and a carriage ride back to Buckingham Palace, after pulling out on Monday.

Camilla, 77, told guests at the state visit that her chest infection was a form of pneumonia.

Camilla is suffering from post-viral fatigue and is missing the outdoor elements of the Qatari visit after being urged by her doctors to take more time to recover.

It is understood Camilla’s condition was viral, not bacterial, and she no longer has pneumonia.

The Queen missed the outdoor ceremonial welcome on a chilly Horse Guards Parade on Tuesday.

Instead, she arrived at Buckingham Palace shortly beforehand, giving a smile as she stepped from her car at the Grand Entrance.

Camilla, 77, waited for the Emir of Qatar and his wife inside, in the warm surroundings of the Grand Hall.

It is understood the Queen was not taken to hospital with pneumonia, but is now facing bouts of extreme tiredness.

King Charles III (centre) and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (right) during the ceremonial welcome for the Emir of Qatar and his wife Sheikha Jawaher at Horse Guards Parade, London during the state visit to the UK of the Emir of Qatar and the first of his three wives. Picture date: Tuesday December 3, 2024.
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King Charles III and the emir of Qatar inspect troops on Horse Guards Parade. Pic: PA

Her medical team has advised her to take each day as it comes.

She will join the King, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the emir for a group photo before the banquet later. But she will take a short break before dinner while guests are met in a receiving line.

Sheikh Tamim, 44, who was educated in Britain, has a busy schedule of engagements aimed at strengthening the ties between the UK and the Middle East nation, including meeting Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Queen to miss ceremonial welcome during Qatari state visit due to ‘lingering side effects’ of chest infection | UK News

The Queen is to miss the ceremonial welcome during the Qatari state visit tomorrow due to the “lingering side effects” of a chest infection.

The event will take place outdoors on Horse Guards Parade, where the King and the Prince and Princess of Wales will join the Emir of Qatar and his wife.

Buckingham Palace said Camilla will attend other elements of the day, including the arrival lunch at Buckingham Palace.

The 77-year-old also hopes to view an exhibition in the Picture Gallery.

In the evening, Camilla will join the King and their guests for photographs at the start of the state banquet, and attend the banquet itself.

But she will take a short break before dinner while guests are being met in a receiving line.

It is understood she is dealing with “diminished reserves of energy” as well as other “lingering side effects”.

Doctors have advised Camilla to take time to rest and recover fully.

The Queen previously missed the Royal Variety Performance on 22 November due to “some lingering post-viral symptoms” of the chest infection.

In a statement issued hours before the event, she said she had withdrawn “with great regret”. The King, 75, attended the event, which was hosted by comedian Alan Carr and actress Amanda Holden.

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Camilla was also forced to skip Remembrance events earlier in November.

She did not attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, nor the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph, instead marking the occasion “privately at home”.

However, she did host a Booker Prize reception at Clarence House in mid-November, where she told author Percival Everett: “I think I’m on the mend, but these things always take a bit of time to get rid of.

“You think you’ve got rid of it, then they just sort of hang on for a little bit, but hopefully I’m on the mend now,” she added.

The Queen contracted the chest infection after her long haul trip to Australia and Samoa in October.

The Qatari state visit is Kate’s first as part of her gradual return to public duties since her cancer diagnosis.

The princess will meet Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and his wife, Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim al Thani, and accompany them to the parade ground to meet the waiting King and senior government figures.

However, Kate will not be attending the state banquet in the evening.

Kentish Town: Sanchez Tate, 18, jailed for murder after fatally stabbing bike enthusiast neighbour in the chest | UK News

A teenager has been jailed for at least 22 years after fatally stabbing his neighbour – a bike enthusiast – in the chest.

Sanchez Tate, 18, attacked his 21-year-old neighbour Mohamed Abdi Noor on 11 December last year in Tufnell Park Road in Kentish Town, north London.

During a trial at the Old Bailey, the court heard Tate stabbed Mr Abdi Noor in the chest before running home. He was arrested shortly after.

Prosecutor Catherine Pattison said that “before he lost consciousness, Mr Abdi Noor said ‘Sanchez’ and repeated it – meaning the name of the person who had stabbed him”.

The 21-year-old – who the prosecutor said had a “passion for pedal cycles and motorbikes” – was taken to hospital where he died early the next morning.

Ms Pattison then told jurors: “The level of violence was out of all proportion for what was needed to rob someone.

“It has the hallmarks of targeted, if spontaneous, violence against a known individual, whatever lay behind it.”

Mohamed Abdi Noor. Pic: Metropolitan Police/PA
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Mohamed Abdi Noor told his wife about an alleged incident with Tate before he was stabbed. Pic: Metropolitan Police/PA

She also noted Mr Abdi Noor had told his wife of an earlier incident allegedly involving Tate, when he had seen his motorbike on the ground in his estate parking lot.

The prosecutor said he asked some teenagers who had knocked it over and they pointed to Tate, before adding: “Mr Abdi Noor told Mr Tate that he needed to pay for the damage – a scratch and some parts were damaged.

“Nothing else appeared to come of it. As it happened, Mr Abdi Noor took his motorbike to be repaired.

“The damage to the motorbike was still being repaired on the date Mr Abdi Noor died.”

Tate claimed he had acted in self-defence. He was found guilty of murder following a trial at the Old Bailey on Thursday.

Judge Mark Dennis KC ordered him to be jailed for 22 years. Tate was also handed a concurrent sentence of 15 months for possessing a blade in a public place.

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Detective Chief Inspector Larry Smith, who led the Scotland Yard investigation into the incident, said his thoughts were “with Mohamed’s family and those who knew him, who have lost a dearly loved family member and friend”.

He added: “I am also mindful that there are no winners in this case and Tate, who was 17 years of age at the time, will have a good deal of time in prison to reflect on the callous stupidity of his actions.”

Man charged with attempted murder after officer stabbed in chest at HMP Frankland | UK News

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was stabbed at a high security prison in Durham.

David Taylor, 62, was charged on Thursday after a serving Greater Manchester Police detective constable was stabbed in the chest on 23 July at HMP Frankland.

The officer suffered critical injuries and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

He was later discharged and is now recovering at home.

Taylor, formerly of Willington, County Durham, has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court on 3 September.

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Frankland prison is a Category A prison and holds more than 800 men.

Inmates are thought to include Wayne Couzens, a former Met Police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard in 2022, and double murderer and necrophiliac David Fuller.

Mobility scooter rider Thomas O’Halloran was repeatedly stabbed in neck and chest, court hears | UK News

A man who was killed while riding a mobility scooter was repeatedly stabbed in the neck, chest and abdomen, a court has heard.

Thomas O’Halloran, 87, died in Greenford, west London, on Tuesday 16 August after what prosecutors described as a “vicious attack”.

Lee Byer, 44, is charged with Mr O’Halloran’s murder in a case set to go to trial in May.

During a pre-trial hearing this morning, the Old Bailey heard that Mr O’Halloran told a passerby he had been stabbed, though wounds to his body were clearly visible.

Police received a 999 call from a member of the public who found the victim travelling in his scooter from a passageway that runs between Runneymede Gardens and Welland Gardens.

The police arrived within minutes to find Mr O’Halloran had collapsed and was being helped by members of the public.

Police and medics took over first aid but he was pronounced dead at the scene at 4.54pm.

A post-mortem examination found the grandfather, who was known “throughout the local community”, had sustained multiple stab wounds to the neck, chest and abdomen.

Byer, of no fixed address, was charged on 19 August with Mr O’Halloran’s murder and possessing a large knife.