Roy Hodgson revealed he has been suffering from shingles as he prepared for his second Palace engagement of the week.
The former England coach received his CBE from Prince William in an investiture at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, but he goes back to his former club Crystal Palace on Saturday with Watford on the brink of relegation.
Hodgson said he expects the Hornets to be front runners for an immediate return to the Premier League next season as he answered criticism from some fans that he wore sunglasses throughout last weekend's calamitous defeat against Burnley, which all but sealed Watford's fate.
