The Queen has mild, cold-like symptoms
(Picture: PA Wire)Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday the Queen was still experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms” after a positive Covid test.
A spokesmen said Her Majesty decided not to undertake her planned virtual engagements on Tuesday but will continue with light duties.
It is understood further engagements over the coming week will be decided upon nearer the time.
Senior royals, led by the Prince of Wales - himself only just recovered from a second bout of the virus - and Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge are taking up the slack of her duties until the 95-year-old monarch is fully recovered.
Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex and his wife Sophie, and the Princess Royal are also poised to step up, along with the Duchess of Cornwall once she has fully recovered from Covid herself.
Buckingham Palace earlier in the week said Her Majesty “will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines”.
A senior source said, “Her Majesty is ably supported by her family. She will continue with light duties but of course will listen to her medical team”.
The Queen was first vaccinated last year and it has been said that she has had all three Covid-19 vaccinations.
The monarch’s health is usually kept as a firmly private matter, with only limited details revealed.
When Prince Charles and Camilla contracted Covid last week, despite the contact between mother and son the palace would not even confirm whether the Queen had been tested.
Announcing that the Queen has Covid-19 was seen as a significant and positive step by the palace.
But the Palace have said there will not be a “running commentary” on the Queen’s health.
