On Sunday, Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for COVID-19 and is suffering from mild, cold-like symptoms, according to Buckingham Palace, which added that the 95-year-old monarch would continue to work.
The queen will continue to perform “light” tasks at Windsor Castle during the next week, according to the palace.
In a statement, the palace added, “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all proper guidelines.”
People in the United Kingdom who test positive for COVID-19 must self-isolate for at least five days, though the British government claims the condition will be lifted in the next week for England.
The coronavirus vaccine has been given to the queen three times.
COVID-19 has lately infected her eldest son Prince Charles 73, and her 74-year-old daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Since then, Charles has returned to work.
Senior lawmakers expressed well wishes, including Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who tweeted, “Wishing Her Majesty the Queen a speedy recovery.” Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, wished the queen “good health and a swift recovery.” “Ma’am, get well soon.”
The queen, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, celebrated her 70th year on the throne on February 6, the anniversary of her father King George VI’s death in 1952.
Elizabeth has been a fixture in the life of the country for the bulk of her reign, and she has been in good health. She has been seen using a walking stick in recent months, and in October she spent the night in a London hospital for undisclosed tests.
The queen’s doctors advised her to take it easy, and she had to cancel appearances at several important events, including Remembrance Sunday services and the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, in November.
She resumed public duties last month, holding virtual and in-person sessions with diplomats, legislators, and senior military personnel.
The queen has a packed agenda for the remainder of her Platinum Jubilee year, including a diplomatic reception at Windsor on March 2 and the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on March 14.
She will attend a commemoration service for her husband Prince Philip, who died in April 2021 at the age of 99, in Westminster Abbey on March 29.
The Platinum Jubilee will be celebrated publicly in June, with events including a military parade, a day of horse racing, and neighborhood parties taking place over the long weekend of June 2-5.
The queen is the world’s most recent royal to contract COVID-19. Both Denmark’s Queen Margrethe 82 and Spain’s King Felipe VI, 54, exhibited moderate symptoms when they tested positive for the sickness in February.
