UK’s Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19

Prince Charles, 71, is first in line to the British throne. He is experiencing mild symptoms “but otherwise remains in good health.” REUTERS
Prince Charles, 71, is first in line to the British throne. He is experiencing mild symptoms “but otherwise remains in good health.” REUTERS

LONDON – The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has announced.

Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms “but otherwise remains in good health”, a spokesman said, adding that the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, has been tested but does not have the virus.

Both Charles and Camilla are now self-isolating at Balmoral.

Buckingham Palace said the Queen last saw her son on 12 March, but also “remains in good health”.

The Queen, the palace added, “is following all the appropriate advice with regard to her welfare”.

A Clarence House statement read: “In accordance with government and medical advice, the prince and the duchess are now self-isolating at home in Scotland. (BBC)

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