Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

• His wife, Camilla, 72, tested negative for the virus, with the couple now self-isolating in Scotland.

Prince Charles, 71, has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House said today (Wednesday).

The heir to the throne had been displaying symptoms but remains in good health, said Clarence House.

"He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual."

Meanwhile, his wife, Camilla, 72, tested negative for the virus, with the couple now self-isolating in Scotland.

They added: "In accordance with Government and medical advice, the Prince and the Duchess are now self-isolating at home in Scotland.

The couple were tested by the state-run National Health Service (NHS) in Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland, it said.

"It is not possible to ascertain from whom the prince caught the virus owing to the high number of engagements he carried out in his public role during recent weeks," it added.

Queen Elizabeth II, 93, and her husband Prince Philip, 98, retired to Windsor Castle, outside London, on March 19.

They brought forward their Easter break by a week because of the coronavirus outbreak. Britain has more than 8,000 confirmed cases of the disease, and 422 people have died.