Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, Buckingham Palace said, adding the 95-year-old monarch plans to carry on working.
The Queen came to the throne 70 years ago this year when, on February 6 1952, the ailing King George VI - who had lung cancer - died at Sandringham."She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines," the palace said in a statement on Sunday.
There are also thought to be several recent virus cases among staff at Windsor Castle, where the Queen is staying.Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted: "I'm sure I speak for everyone in wishing Her Majesty The Queen a swift recovery from COVID and a rapid return to vibrant good health." A fixture in the life of the nation, Elizabeth has been in robust health for most of her reign and has been photographed riding a horse as recently as 2020.
This month she returned to public duties and has held audiences both virtually and in-person with diplomats, politicians and senior military officers.During one exchange caught on camera last week, she walked slowly with a stick and said "as you can see I can't move" in an apparent reference to her leg.
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