Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwell in the gardens of Hillsborough Castle. Image via Twitter: @ClarenceHouse
Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19
A statement from Clarence House confirmed that the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwell in the gardens of Hillsborough Castle. Image via Twitter: @ClarenceHouse
Prince Charles has tested positive for the coronavirus. In a statement released on Wednesday morning 25 March, Clarence House confirmed that the 71-year-old royal had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
According to Sky News, the heir to the British throne is said to have displayed “mild symptoms”, but “otherwise remains in good health” and has been self-isolating in Scotland with his wife, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, who has tested negative for the virus.
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The statement reads:
“The Prince of Wales has tested positive for the coronavirus.
“He has been displaying mild symptoms, but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual.
“The Duchess of Cornwall has also been tested, but does not have the virus. In accordance with government and medical advice, the prince and the duchess are now self-isolating at home in Scotland.The tests were carried out by the NHS in Aberdeenshire where they met the criteria required for testing.
“It is not possible to ascertain from whom the prince caught the virus owing to the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks.”
It is said that Prince Charles’ last public event was a reception and dinner, at Mansion House in London, in aid of the Australian bushfire relief effort on 12 March.
Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth II has been in isolation at Windsor Castle with the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.
Royals and the coronavrius
Prince Charles is the latest royal to contract the virus. Prince Albert II of Monaco also tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in March.
In a statement, officials from the city-state palace said despite the findings, the prince’s health “is not worrying at all”.
Albert is one of the world’s wealthiest royals and serves as the head of state for one of the smallest countries on the planet, with about 40 000 residents. He was formally invested as the country’s leader in 2005.
“His Serene Highness urges the people of Monaco to respect the measures of confinement and to limit contact with others to a minimum,” the palace’s statement said, adding that he will continue to work from his offices and that he remains in contact with members of his government.
