LPrince Charles will remain in solitary confinement for the next few days. The son of Queen Elizabeth II, heir to the British crown, tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, February 10, Clarence House services announced. The 73-year-old Prince of Wales had already caught the virus in the past: it was in March 2020, at the very start of the pandemic. He recovered quickly.
The prince was to inaugurate during the day a statue of the Jewish businesswoman of the XIIIand century Licoricia, and said he was “very disappointed” not to be able to do so, but the inauguration was maintained. On Wednesday evening, the prince had attended a reception at the British Museum in London with his wife Camilla and many other people, including members of the government.
This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating.
HRH is deeply disappointed not to be able to attend today’s events in Winchester and will look to reschedule his visit as soon as possible.
— The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (@ClarenceHouse) February 10, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II resumes her activities
For her part, Queen Elizabeth II returned to Windsor Castle in west London on Monday to resume normal activities after celebrating in privacy the 70and anniversary of his reign. The 95-year-old sovereign, who has largely withdrawn from public life since health problems in October, should “resume her normal activities”, according to the British agency Press Association.
Before a ceremony in memory of her husband Prince Philip at the end of March, the queen must take part in a diplomatic reception in Windsor on March 2 and a Commonwealth ceremony on March 14. According to Buckingham Palace, the religious ceremony in honor of the prince Philip, who died in April at 99, will take place on March 29. Elizabeth II had given her agreement in December for this event, but the day had not been specified.
