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Prince William was unwell with COVID-19 earlier this year, but it was not announced publicly because he “didn’t want to worry anyone.”
It is understood the Duke of cambridge had the virus in April, around the same time it was announced that her father, Prince Charles, had tested positive coronavirus March 26.
Prince William has not publicly confirmed that he has the virus, but reportedly told an observer at an engagement: “important things were happening and I didn’t want to worry anyone.”
William and Kate have made many of their public engagements via video during the pandemic.
When contacted on Sunday, Kensington Palace declined to comment but did not deny the claim.
A source previously told The Sun that the prince had been “quite affected by the virus,” adding that it “really left him six.”
The duke was treated by palace physicians and followed government guidelines by isolating himself at the Anmer Hall family home in Norfolk.
Despite her illness, she managed to make 14 engagements by phone and video calls in April, including the NHS workers’ phone at Queen’s Hospital in Burton.
William, who is the father of George, 7, Charlotte, 5 and Louis, 2, took a seven-day break after April 9, but opened Nightingale Hospital in Birmingham via video on April 16.
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Last week, William and Kate praised NHS workers for their “humility and compassion” at the Pride of Britain Awards.
The couple met with six NHS representatives to present the award to them at one of Britain’s oldest hospitals, St Bartholomew’s in the City of London.
The Duke said: “The devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic has reminded us as a nation how much we owe to the thousands of NHS workers who have gone far beyond the call of duty this year.
“They have worked tirelessly around the clock, with humility and compassion, in the most challenging circumstances, risking their own lives to help others.
“It is fitting that we are here today in Britain’s oldest hospital to thank and celebrate our NHS staff and honor them with a Pride of Britain award.”
