Coronavirus: Prince William takes royal lead as queen seeks refuge at countryside Windsor Castle and Prince Charles self-isolates
- Queen Elizabeth cancels garden parties and escapes London’s Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle
- Prince Charles in isolation after meeting with Prince Albert of Monaco, who tested positive
The outbreak of the new coronavirus in the UK is expected to elevate the role of Prince William as his father Prince Charles self-isolates after having come in contact with another European royal who tested positive.
Prince William led the way last week by visiting a London Ambulance Covid-19 call centre with his wife Catherine, being careful to be seen not shaking hands.
“Catherine and I were proud to visit staff working at NHS 111, to pass on our personal thanks, along with those of my grandmother and father, to staff working around the clock to provide care and advice to those that need it most,” Kensington Palace, the Cambridge’s London residence tweeted. Since then, the couple and their three children were reportedly staying in the family country residence in Sandringham, Norfolk.
Queen Elizabeth, 93, has already escaped London, where the Covid-19 disease is spreading quickly. She moved a week earlier from Buckingham Palace on Thursday to Windsor Castle, where she normally lives at Easter.
Her 98-year-old husband Prince Philip joined her from his residence in Wood Farm, Sandringham.
Given her advanced years, there has been little public criticism of the queen’s precautionary move, as the deadly coronavirus ripped through the world.
