- The Queen canceled virtual engagements on Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19.
- Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Sunday that she had mild, cold-like symptoms.
- The statement also said she would carry out “light duties” but she has now canceled some of these.
Queen Elizabeth II has canceled virtual engagements on Tuesday due to cold-like symptoms, after confirming she tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, Sky News reports.
The news organization said that the 95-year-old British monarch would halt her virtual engagements for the day but continue with light duties at Windsor Castle, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
The statement read: “As Her Majesty is still experiencing mild cold like symptoms, she has decided not to undertake her planned virtual engagements today, but will continue with light duties,” according to Sky News.
Buckingham Palace confirmed to Insider on Sunday that the Queen had tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing mild symptoms.
“Buckingham Palace confirm that The Queen has today tested positive for covid. Her Majesty is experiencing mild cold like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week,” a palace spokesperson said.
“She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines,” the statement added.
The Queen’s diagnosis on Sunday came over a week after Prince Charles, her eldest son and heir, confirmed he had tested positive. Charles reportedly met the Queen at Windsor Castle on February 8 and tested positive on February 10. Additionally, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, tested positive for the virus on February 14.
The Queen confirmed in February 2021 that she received her first dose of vaccine in January 2021, and encouraged others to do the same after posting a clip from a video call with UK health officials to Twitter on February 25.
In the video, she said: “Once you’ve had the vaccine you have a feeling of, you know, you’re protected, which is I think very important.”
The Queen is believed to have had a total of three COVID-19 vaccinations. On Monday a palace spokesperson referred Insider to reports fromthe BBCandITV, which said that she had since had a full course of three doses, implying that they were accurate.
Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.