Prince Charles Tests Positive For Coronavirus

NEW DELHI, INDIA - (ARCHIVE) : A file photo dated on November 8, 2017 shows the Prince of Wales, Charles attends the Elephant Family charity event held at the British High Commissioner's Residence in New Delhi, India... NEW DELHI, INDIA - (ARCHIVE) : A file photo dated on November 8, 2017 shows the Prince of Wales, Charles attends the Elephant Family charity event held at the British High Commissioner's Residence in New Delhi, India on in New Delhi, India. Prince Charles, next in line to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus. (Photo by Imtiyaz Khan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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LONDON — Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus.

The prince’s Clarence House office says the 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolating at a royal estate in Scotland.

It says his wife Camilla has tested negative.

The palace says Charles “has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual.”

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