Prince Charles Breaks Silence About Coronavirus Diagnosis

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Last week, news broke that Prince Charles – Prince William and Prince Harry’s dad and next in line to the British throne – has tested positive for coronavirus.

According to Clarence House, the Prince of Wales has been showing “mild symptoms” but is said to be in “good health.” He’s also been “working from home throughout the last few days as usual.”

“It is not possible to ascertain from whom the prince caught the virus owing to the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks,” the palace adds.

His wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has also been tested, but the results came out negative.

Now, Prince Charles is opening up about his experience with COVID-19.

On Wednesday (April 1), Clarence House shared a video His Royal Highness talking about the ongoing crisis and how people can help.

“Having recently gone through the process of contracting this coronavirus luckily with relatively mild symptoms, I now find myself on the other side of the illness but still in no less a state of social distance and general isolation,” he began. “As we are all learning, this is a strange, frustrating and often distressing experience, when the presence of family and friends is no longer possible and the normal structures of life are suddenly removed.”

“At such an unprecedented and anxious time in all our lives, my wife and I are thinking particularly of all those who have lost their loved ones in such very difficult and abnormal circumstances and of those having to endure sickness, isolation and loneliness,” he noted. “As patrons of two charities for the elderly in the U.K., Age UK and Silver Line, our hearts go out to all those older people throughout this country who are now experiencing great difficulty.”

He also praised the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. “Our thoughts and prayers are very much with those marvelous people whose extraordinary skills and utter selfless devotion to duty and the care of their patients make us so very proud,” he said.

He concluded his message on a positive note, saying, “None of us can say when this will end, but end it will. Until it does, let us try and live with hope and, with faith in ourselves and each other, look forward to better times to come.”