Will be 'closely monitored' by Palace doctors after officials REFUSED to say if she has virus following meeting with Prince Charles two days before he was positive
- Clarence House has confirmed Charles has tested positive for coronavirus and is now self-isolating
- This is the second time the Prince of Wales has tested positive for Covid-19 after contracting it in March 2020
- Prince met with the Queen on Tuesday - the same day he also hosted investiture ceremony at Windsor
- Sources refused to confirm whether the Queen tested negative but she is not showing symptoms
- The news comes hours after Charles attended black tie event with Priti Patel and Rishi Sunak
The Queen faces being tested for Covid for several days after it was revealed that she met Prince Charles just two days before he tested positive for the virus.
Buckingham Palace last night refused to confirm whether the 95-year-old monarch had tested positive or negative for Covid, fuelling fears for her health. However, palace sources insisted that she was not displaying symptoms.
Royal doctors will now test Her Majesty frequently after she saw her son the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, it is understood.
The Queen is understood to be triple vaccinated so will not need to self-isolate unless she tests positive. The head of state is thought to have received her first jab in January 2021 and her second jab that March, while sources say it is believed she got her booster in October.
This is the second time Charles, who is also triple jabbed, has tested positive for coronavirus after contracting the disease in March 2020.
Insiders insisted the 73-year-old was found to be positive during a test taken this morning as routine before any public engagements — which suggested he was experiencing no strong symptoms — but they declined to go into further details on his medical condition.
Both he and the Duchess of Cornwall have been taking regular tests before engagements and Clarence House said Camilla, 74, had a negative test on Thursday.
Under current Covid rules, although she lives with Charles, Camilla is not required to self-isolate as she is also fully vaccinated. While in the past, Covid rules would have dictated that all those who had come into contact with Charles must self-isolate, it is no longer a requirement.
Boris Johnson announced he plans to scrap all remaining virus restrictions in England by the end of the month, which would mean even those who have tested positive for the virus will not be required to self-isolate, ‘provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue’.
Downing Street said the Prime Minister hopes the Prince of Wales will make a swift recovery after testing positive.
As well as meeting with his mother, Charles also awarded OBEs to chefs Fergus Henderson, who has Parkinson’s Disease, and his wife Margot as well as an MBE to Dr Nisreen Alwan, who is known for campaigning for more awareness around long Covid.
The Queen, 95, does not have symptoms and the situation is being monitored. Pictured: The Queen on Monday
The news comes hours after Prince Charles (pictured, left, with Camilla) attended a British Asian Trust event being hosted at the British Museum last night, Wednesday, February 9. He also hosted investitures on Tuesday where he met chefs and married couple Margot and Fergus Henderson, who has Parkinsons, are made OBEs by Prince Charles on Tuesday
Pictured: The Prince of Wales speaks to Home Secretary Priti Patel at an event to celebrate the British Asian Trust last night
The Prince of Wales has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating, Clarence House said. The news came hours after Charles gave a speech at a British Asian Trust event attended by Home Secretary Priti Patel and Chancellor Rishi Sunak
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