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Sophie, Countess of Wessex, secluded herself at home today after coming contacted earlier this week with someone who has now tested positive for coronavirus.
Prince Edward’s 55-year-old wife does not experience any symptoms of Covid-19, but is said to follow all relevant government guidelines.
Sophie is not believed to have seen any member of the Royal Family in general since she met the anonymous person who subsequently tested positive.
They will stay home at Bagshot Park, which has been the couple’s sprawling Surrey cottage since they married in 1999.
It comes after Prince Charles contracted the coronavirus in March, but later recovered from a mild form of the disease after self-isolation at his Scottish residence in Birkhall.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are shown feeding goats during a visit to Vauxhall City Farm in London on October 1
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, runs 1½ miles along the Long Walk in Windsor on Sunday
Sophie visited the National Space Center in Leicester on October 7 and met with astronaut Helen Sharman.
They will be staying at home in Bagshot Park (pictured), which has been the couple’s sprawling country house in Surrey since they married in 1999.
A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said: ‘Earlier this week, the Countess of Wessex came into contact with someone who subsequently tested positive for Covid-19.
“You don’t experience any symptoms, but you follow all relevant government guidelines and isolate yourself at home.”
When asked if he had been in contact with the Queen or any other member of the Royal Family, a source added: “ You certainly haven’t seen any of them this week. The last time would have been before seeing the person who subsequently tested positive.
For the past week, Sophie has held real engagements across the country, starting at Vauxhall City Farm, London, and most recently at the National Space Center in Leicester.
Last Thursday she was at the capital farm with her husband as they celebrated the start of Black History Month with the staff.
The Count and the Countess met some of the schoolchildren who were participating in a program of educational activities and listened to teachers and students who shared stories and poems about important figures in black history.
Sophie and Prince Edward visit Vauxhall City Farm in London last week on October 1
Sophie (left) joined Tomas Cardillo-Zallo, a member of Mencap’s team of learning disabled runners and her mother Sue (right), acting as their lead runner, to run at Windsor on October 4.
On October 5, the Royal went to Stepping Stones school in Hindhead, Surrey, to mark World Teachers’ Day.
But on October 7, he traveled to the National Space Center in Leicester to mark World Space Week.
On Sunday, Sophie was one of 45,000 people in Britain running, jogging and walking their own version of the London Marathon in pouring rain.
He bravely donned his exercise gear to join Tomas Cardillo-Zallo, a member of Mencap’s learning disabled running team, for the first 1½ miles of his virtual run.
Sophie has been a sponsor of the charity since 2004 and said she decided to join the 29-year-old from Sutton in Surrey as a show of support for Mencap and his work to change attitudes towards people with learning disabilities.
She ran the distance to reflect the fact that 1.5 million people in the UK live with a learning disability, facing daily challenges and requiring help with daily tasks.
Sophie joined Cardillo-Zallo, one of 312 people running in support of Mencap, on the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park, for the first section of her 26-mile route.
She said Sunday: “ It was an honor to join Tomas for even just a small part of his triumph today as he completes the London Marathon in support of Mencap.
‘Tomas has shown what people with learning disabilities can achieve with the right support. He’s an inspiration. ‘
The next day, the Royal went to Stepping Stones School in Hindhead, Surrey, to mark World Teachers’ Day.
She was greeted by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, Michael More-Molyneux.
But on October 7 he traveled to the National Space Center in Leicester to mark World Space Week,
She was joined by astronaut Helen Sharman, the first British to go into space, at the Center, which had recently reopened with social distancing measures.
The countess met a small number of students participating in the space engineering course at the National Space Academy.
They told him about the key role the Center plays in space education in the UK.
In March, Prince Charles had a ‘mild’ form of coronavirus that first saw him feel ill in the middle of the month before flying to Birkhall in Aberdeenshire.
In March, Prince Charles (pictured with Camilla on March 9) had a ‘mild’ form of coronavirus that first saw him feel ill in the middle of the month before flying to Birkhall.
The heir to the throne had begun to feel ill on March 21 at his estate at Highgrove in Gloucestershire before traveling to Scotland the next day.
His wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, tested negative for the infection and had no symptoms, but was still in self-isolation.
Charles followed the government’s advice to isolate himself for seven days after first having symptoms.
However, those who live with someone with symptoms must self-isolate for 14 days, as symptoms can take so long to appear.
The couple were staying at Birkhall, their Scottish retreat on the Balmoral estate, and Charles was tested by the NHS for the disease.
His self-isolation lasted seven days, according to government and medical guidelines, and he returned to holding meetings and exercising.
Meanwhile, the Queen has stayed away from people to prevent the 94-year-old monarch from contracting the virus.
