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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, tests positive for COVID-19 days after Prince Charles

Feb 14, 2022, 19:27 IST
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  • Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time, according to the BBC.
  • Clarence House confirmed to the news outlet that the duchess is currently self-isolating.
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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 for the first time, the BBC reported, citing Clarence House.

The news comes days after Prince Charles, 73, tested positive for the coronavirus for a second time on Thursday and began self-isolating. Shortly before testing positive, he met with the Queen, who is not showing any symptoms, according to ITV News editor Chris Ship.

"This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating," a spokesperson for Prince Charles wrote on Twitter on Thursday. The fully-vaccinated Prince of Wales previously tested positive in March 2020.

The BBC added that Camilla tested negative on the day her husband tested positive, and proceeded to carry out a series of royal engagements. During a visit to Thames Valley Partnership in Buckinghamshire, South East England, she royal described herself as "luckily" negative, The BBC reported.

Insider previously reported that Camilla received her first vaccination alongside Charles on February 10, 2021.

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According to the BBC, Camilla has received a total of three vaccinations, including a booster that she confirmed receiving on December 8, 2021, in a bid to encourage others to do the same.

Addressing "all those who have not yet had the vaccine, or are hesitating before getting a booster," the BBC reported that the royal couple urged everyone "to get vaccinated and to take up the booster, as we have done ourselves."

Clarence House did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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