After a coronavirus test revealed the Queen Consort had the illness, King Charles stated she was “getting better.”
According to King Charles III, Queen Camilla is making progress following a COVID diagnosis.
The King, 74, made a fleeting remark about the condition of his wife while attending Milton Keynes’ celebration of becoming a city on Thursday. Wisher Tazmin Farringto visited Church of Christ the Cornerstone while out and about.
“After suffering the symptoms of a cold, Her Majesty The Queen Consort has tested positive for the Covid virus,” the palace said in a statement on Monday. “With regret, she has therefore cancelled all her public engagements for this week and sends her sincere apologies to those who had been due to attend them.”
The news came nearly a year to the day Camilla’s first COVID diagnosis was announced.
n asked the King how Camilla, 75, was doing.
“She’s getting better,” the sovereign said, according to Hello!.
Charles’ outing came three days after Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen Consort tested positive for the viral disease and would be canceling her week’s planned public engagements.
On Feb. 14, 2022, a spokesman at Clarence House said, “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating. We continue to follow government guidelines.” The palace added at the time that Camilla was tripled-vaccinated.
The Queen Consort had planned to join her husband in Milton Keynes before her latest COVID diagnosis. There, Charles ignored protestors holding “Not My King” signs when he arrived at Church of Christ the Cornerstone.
Royals correspondent Richard Palmer of the Daily Express tweeted that there were about 20 demonstrators. The effort was organized by the anti-monarchy group Republic, which plans to protest King Charles’ coronation on May 6.