Prince thanks well-wishers as he continues work by phone
THE Prince of Wales has thanked the public for the hundreds of get-well messages he has received, the day after it was revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus.
Heir to the throne Charles, who is back at his desk working, was said to be “enormously touched” by well-wishers’ kind words.
Charles is conducting meetings by phone as he recovers from the virus and is mirroring other members of the monarchy who are using a combination of video conferencing and calls to carry out royal duties.
Clarence House tweeted: “Thank you for all your ‘Get Well Soon’ messages for His Royal Highness.
“He is enormously touched by your kind words.”
Charles is self-isolating at his Scottish home Birkhall, in Aberdeenshire, while his wife the Duchess of Cornwall is living separately from her husband in the property after she tested negative for Covid-19.
A Clarence House spokesman declined to give an update on Charles’ health status after it was announced on Wednesday he had tested positive for coronavirus.
But he said the prince was working at his desk as usual and had received hundreds of “get well soon” wishes sent to him at Clarence House — a mixture of cards, but mostly digital messages.
A source said it was “business as usual” for the prince, adding: “The general plan is the prince will continue maintaining a diary of work but it will be done through telephone calls and digital conferencing.
“He is likely to focus on core areas — his Sustainable Markets
Council work for the environment, his Prince’s Foundation and Prince’s Trust work.”
Scotland’s chief medical officer has again defended the decision to test the heir to the throne for coronavirus.
Some medical workers who are self-isolating have been unable to get tested to see if they could come back to work.
Both Prince Charles (71) and Camilla (72) were tested on Monday.