Queen Elizabeth on Feb. 16.Photo: Alamy Stock Photo
AsQueen Elizabethcontinues to isolate aftertesting positive for COVID-19on Sunday, it has come to light that there are a number of positive cases surrounding the monarch.
Several Royal Household members based at Windsor Castle have also tested positive for coronavirus, PEOPLE understands.
News of the Queen’s diagnosis was announced on Sunday in a short statement from the palace.
“Buckingham Palace confirm that The Queen has today tested positive for Covid,” the statement read. “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 statement concluded.
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The monarch’s diagnosis comes after her son,Prince Charles, and his wife,Camilla, Duchess of Cornwallalsotested positive for coronavirus. The Queen last met with Charles, 73, on Feb. 8, two days before he received his diagnosis.
The Queen went maskless for anin-person meeting at Windsor Castle on Feb. 16with outgoing Defence Services Secretary Rear Admiral James Macleod and Major General Eldon Millar, who is taking over the position. During the visit, sheused a cane and quipped: “Well, as you can see, I can’t move.”
Queen Elizabeth.Alamy Stock Photo
The Queen is reportedly fully vaccinated and has been living at Windsor Castle since the start of the pandemic. Anyone who enters the castle to see the Queen is expected to take a COVID test.
Staff at Windsor Castle are also tested regularly for COVID. Aninsider told PEOPLE in Decemberthat staffers within the “bubble” keeping the Queen from COVID find it to be “a cheerful place.”
“Those who are in it cherish their place,” the source added. “They are a support for the Queen and someone that they can have a laugh with and she can talk about the issues of the day.”
Queen Elizabeth’s portrait released on February 6, 2022 to mark the start of her Platinum Jubilee year.Chris Jackson/Buckingham Palace via Getty
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She will reportedly continue her royal duties this week with a number of virtual meetings planned. Those engagements will be assessed on a daily basis, a royal source tells PEOPLE.
The Queen continues to receive her daily red box of official papers. She spends up to three hours a day on the papers, which include everything from minutes of U.K. government cabinet meetings to appointments of officials.
source: people.com
