King Charles and Keir Starmer welcomed Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, for a state visit to Britain on Tuesday that the prime minister hopes will help build on the Gulf state's investment in the country.

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 Princess of Wales looked lovely in a monochrome burgundy outfit as she took part in her first state visit since finishing chemotherapy.

Prince William and his wife Kate will greet Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and his wife on Tuesday as they begin a two-day state visit to Britain. The visit marks the return of Kate to formal welcoming duties after she missed the Japanese emperor and his wife in June while she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy for cancer.

The visiting Qatari royals were given a parade along the Mall, but Queen Camilla stayed away from the outdoor parts of the official welcome - as she revealed she had been suffering the side-effects of a form of pneumonia.

Kate also wore burgundy when she did her first event after finishing chemotherapy. She opted for a pantsuit for the early October meeting with a young photographer and her family