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London: Britain’s Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said on Thursday, the second time that the heir to the British throne has contracted the virus.
“This morning the Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating,” Clarence House said, adding he had cancelled his planned engagements for later in the day.
There was no immediate comment on his condition.
Prince Charles meets guests at a British Asian Trust reception at the British Museum in London on Wednesday night.Credit:Getty Images
Charles, 73, who said in December both he and his wife Camilla had received their COVID vaccine booster shots, previously tested positive in March 2020 when he said he suffered only mild symptoms.
He spent seven days in self-isolation at his Birkhall home in Scotland before resuming his duties.
On Wednesday night, he attended a reception for the British Asian Trust at the British Museum in Lonson, where he chatted to other guests, including British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak.
Charles’s son Prince William also contracted COVID shortly after his father in 2020, with media reports at the time saying he had been hit badly by the virus.
Reuters
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