According to a royal source, Prince Charles started showing symptoms last weekend, meaning he could have been exposed before he saw the Queen on March 12.
What We Know:
- Prince Charles is self-isolating at his Scottish residence of Birkhall in Aberdeenshire, on the Queen’s Balmoral estate, with a small number of staff keeping separate from him, the source added.
- His wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, is self-isolating separately. She has been tested and does not have the virus, according to the statement from Clarence House.
- The tests were carried out by the National Health Service in Aberdeenshire, where the couple met the criteria required to be tested, the statement added.
- Prince Charles has not been to the hospital, the royal source said Wednesday, adding that he was tested because of his age and medical history.
- He has spoken to the Queen and to his sons William and Harry. The medical advice he has been given is that this is “unlikely to escalate into a more serious case”.
The Queen, 93, remains in “good health” and is “following all the appropriate advice with regard to her welfare,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Wednesday.
