Queen admitted to hospital with bug (From Witney Gazette)

Queen admitted to hospital with bug

3:48pm Sunday 3rd March 2013 in National News © Press Association 2013

The Queen has been admitted to hospital in London after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace said.

All official engagements for this week will be either postponed or cancelled as a precaution, the Palace added.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh had been due to travel to Rome for a two-day visit.

Sickness forced her to pull out of attending a military ceremony in Wales on Saturday as part of the country's St David's Day celebrations.

The Queen had been due to travel to Swansea to the Guildhall, where she was to present St David's Day leeks to the 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh, of which she is Colonel-in-Chief.

The palace confirmed on Friday the Queen was suffering symptoms of gastroenteritis, and said she would be assessed "in the coming days".

Gastroenteritis is an infection of the stomach and bowel, with common symptoms including vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydration.

In England, the two most common causes of gastroenteritis in adults are norovirus and food poisoning, according to NHS Choices.