Duchess Of Cornwall's Back Agony

16 March 2010

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Britain's Duchess of Cornwall has missed a visit to a national park in Poland because of back pain.

The duchess - who arrived in Warsaw with her husband Prince Charles yesterday (15.03.10) for a nine-day tour of Europe - had been due to make a number of helicopter flights to visit a national park in eastern Poland, but was forced to pull out on health grounds.

In a statement, her spokesman said: "The Duchess of Cornwall has been suffering from a back problem for the last week, which caused Her Royal Highness to pull out of a planned visit with the prince to the Birmingham Royal Ballet last Wednesday.

She has been told by the doctor not to travel to eastern Poland tomorrow. He has diagnosed a trapped nerve which could have been made worse by helicopter and road travel on difficult terrain.

"She has been told by the doctor not to travel to eastern Poland tomorrow. He has diagnosed a trapped nerve which could have been made worse by helicopter and road travel on difficult terrain."

Camilla, like her husband, has suffered from back problems for a number of years, and always carries around a set of special cushions to sit on during lengthy official functions.

Despite her problem, she still made a public appearance yesterday (15.03.10), when on one of her first official engagements in the country, she laid a wreath at the tomb of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, a revered Roman Catholic priest killed by the Communist secret service.

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