Prince Charles isolating after testing positive for COVID-19
Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating, his office said Thursday.
A message on the royal's official Twitter page said Charles tested positive on Thursday morning and was "deeply disappointed" not to be able to attend a scheduled visit in Winchester, England.
Charles, 73, met dozens of people during a large reception at London's British Museum on Wednesday evening. He was accompanied by his wife Camilla, and was in close contact with Britain's Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, among others.
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales speaks at a reception to celebrate the British Asian Trust at The British Museum on February 09, 2022 in London, England. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
Charles' office, Clarence House, confirmed that he is triple vaccinated. It was not immediately clear what his condition was.
Charles previously contracted the coronavirus in March 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic. Officials said he had mild COVID-19 symptoms then, and Charles said later that Charles and Camilla isolated in Scotland at the time.
The UK's Press Association news agency reported that Charles recently met with his mother, Queen Elizabeth, but the monarch was not displaying any symptoms.
Charles recently met with his mother, Queen Elizabeth, but the monarch was not displaying any symptoms Getty
The Queen, 95, marked her Platinum Jubilee on Sunday by expressing her wish for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort when Charles becomes king.
Camilla carried on with her engagements as scheduled on Thursday, visiting a sexual assault referral centre in London.
Spain's King Felipe VI, 54, and Denmark's Queen Margrethe, 81, also tested positive for the coronavirus this week.
The Queen, 95, marked her Platinum Jubilee on Sunday The Royal Family
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