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The Duke of Cambridge fell ill with Covid-19 earlier this year, palace sources told the BBC.
The test results are believed to have arrived in April, roughly coinciding with the injury to her father, the Prince of Wales.
According to the “Sun” newspaper, which first published the story, Prince William, at the age of 38, kept his infection a secret to avoid causing anxiety in the nation.
Kensington Palace, where Prince William’s office and residence are located, declined to officially comment on the report.
Prince William, second in line to the throne, did not tell anyone about the result of his test, because “important things were happening and he did not want to worry anyone,” according to the Sun newspaper.
The newspaper added that the palace doctors took care of him and that the prince followed the government’s instructions to submit to isolation at Unmere Hall, the family’s Norfolk residence.
BBC Royal Family Affairs correspondent Johnny Dimond said Prince William’s condition may not have been publicly disclosed at the time because they may have wanted to avoid further anxiety given the public’s mood. .
“But the palace is also trying to preserve some privacy for the royal family,” our correspondent adds.
Prince William reportedly made 14 video calls and phone calls during the month of April.
Earlier that month, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a video call to the children of primary school workers in Burnley, Lancashire.
Prince Charles became infected with the Corona virus in March and spent seven days in self-isolation in Scotland, after showing mild symptoms on him.
Around that time, the Duchess of Cornwall tested negative and was isolated for 14 days.
The 71-year-old Prince of Wales later said he was “easily spared from the disease.”
During the first public event in which he participated after recovering from the Corona virus, Prince Charles said that he had not fully recovered his sense of taste and smell.
In April, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital after testing positive for the virus.
The prime minister was transferred to intensive care and then thanked health workers for saving his life, saying “he could have gone either way.”
The news of Prince William’s diagnosis comes days before England enters a second lockdown, with the four-week procedures beginning next Thursday.
Britain recorded 23,254 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total number since the start of the epidemic to 1,034,914.
In addition, 162 deaths were recorded, within 28 days after the infection was confirmed. This brings the total number of deaths in Britain to 46,717.
