Coronavirus: Queen in ‘good health’ after seeing Prince Charles for private engagement on 12 March
The monarch saw her son, who has coronavirus, less than two weeks ago
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Your support makes all the difference.Buckingham Palace has said that Queen Elizabeth II is “in good health” after it was confirmed Prince Charles has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Palace spokesperson said: “Her Majesty The Queen remains in good health.
“The Queen last saw The Prince of Wales briefly after the investiture on the morning of 12th March and is following all the appropriate advice with regard to her welfare.”
The Palace has confirmed the Duke of Edinburgh was not with the monarch at Buckingham Palace when she last saw Prince Charles.
Clarence House has said that the Prince of Wales is displaying mild symptoms of Covid-19 “but otherwise remains in good health”.
The 71-year-old is currently self-isolating at home in Scotland with his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, who is 72.
A Clarence House spokesperson said that the Duchess has tested negative for the virus.
“In accordance with government and medical advice, the Prince and the Duchess are now self-isolating at home in Scotland,” they said.
“The tests were carried out by the NHS in Aberdeenshire where they met the criteria required for testing.”
The spokesperson added that it is “not possible to ascertain” when Prince Charles contracted the virus due to the “high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks”.
Prince Charles was tested for the coronavirus on Monday 23 March after displaying “mild symptoms” over the weekend.
The royal’s last public engagement took place on Thursday 12 March, when he attended a Mansion House dinner hosted by William Russell, Lord Mayor of the City of London, and George Brandis, the High Commissioner for Austrlia.
The dinner was held in aid of the Australian bushfire relief and recovery effort.
At some point that same day, the Prince of Wales visited the Queen as part of a private engagement.
A few days prior to their most recent meeting, Prince Charles and the Queen both attended the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday 9 March.
They were joined by other members of the royal family, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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