Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for Covid-19, Buckingham Palace announced on Sunday.
The monarch, 95, is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms and expects to continue light duties at Windsor this week, the palace said.
She is understood to be triple vaccinated.
Queen Elizabeth in contact with Prince Charles who was tested positive
The Queen was in direct contact with Prince Charles the week the heir to the throne tested positive for COVID for the second time.
The announcement was made just a few weeks after the Queen, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, reached her historic Platinum Jubilee of 70 years on the throne.
A statement by Buckingham Palace said: “Buckingham Palace confirm that The Queen has today tested positive for Covid.
“Her Majesty is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week.
“She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines.”
The Royal Household has its own royal physicians and the Queen’s doctors will be on hand to take care of and monitor her health.
The longest-reigning monarch
In early February the Queen became the longest-reigning monarch. Her reign began when she was 25 years old, following the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952.
The monarch said that, 70 years on, the day is one she remembers “as much for the death of my father, King George VI, as for the start of my reign”.
The 95-year-old said in a written message to the nation: “I would like to express my thanks to you all for your support. I remain eternally grateful for, and humbled by, the loyalty and affection that you continue to give me.”
The Jubilee is the monarch’s first without the Duke of Edinburgh, her husband of 73 years, who died last year.
She reflected on how much she had gained from support given “unselfishly” by Prince Philip and thanked the goodwill shown to her by “all nationalities, faiths and ages in this country”.
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