Camilla was tired, not 'bored' at opening ceremony: organisers


Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Opening ceremony - Carrara Stadium - Gold Coast, Australia - April 4, 2018 - Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Paul Childs

GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) - Commonwealth Games organisers have defended Camilla for looking jaded during Wednesday's opening ceremony at the Gold Coast, saying the Duchess of Cornwall was "shattered" from her travel schedule rather than disinterested in the show.

The ceremony at Carrara Stadium garnered mostly positive reviews in local media but many reports focused on the British royal family member's wavering attention.

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