The Queen said she is "getting much better" as she arrived at a Booker Prize reception in her first public engagement since falling ill with a chest infection.Camilla congratulated shortlisted authors at Clarence House on Tuesday afternoon and the winner of the prestigious literary prize will be announced in the evening.

The Queen said she is "getting much better" as she arrived at a Booker Prize reception in her first public engagement since falling ill with a chest infection.Camilla congratulated shortlisted authors at Clarence House on Tuesday afternoon and the winner of the prestigious literary prize will be announced in the evening.