Prince Charles tests positive for novel coronavirus
London (CNN)Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II's son and the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus and is now self-isolating in Scotland, his office announced Wednesday.
The
Prince of Wales is only displaying mild symptoms and is otherwise in
good health, Clarence House said in a statement. It is not known how the
71-year-old caught the virus because of his busy schedule of public
events recently.
The
Queen, 93, remains in "good health" and is "following all the
appropriate advice with regard to her welfare," a Buckingham Palace
spokesperson said Wednesday.
The monarch last saw Prince Charles
briefly after an investiture ceremony for public awards at the palace
in London on March 12. Charles has been advised he was contagious from
March 13, a royal source told CNN.
Following
his last public event on March 12, Prince Charles has had a number of
private meetings with individuals, all of whom have been made aware of
the situation.
"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," Clarence House said.
Charles was tested on Monday and got results on Tuesday, the source said. He is self-isolating at his Scottish residence of Birkhall in Aberdeenshire, on the Queen's Balmoral
estate, with a small number of staff keeping separate from him, the
source added. His wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, is
self-isolating separately. She has been tested and does not have the
virus, according to the statement from Clarence House.
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