The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have received vaccines against Covid-19, a spokesman for Buckingham Palace said on Saturday.
The inoculations were administered by a home doctor at Windsor Castle, a royal source said.
To avoid inaccuracies and further speculation, Her Majesty, 94, decided she would let him know she had the vaccine, the source added. Her husband is 99 years old.
The couple’s son, Prince Charles, tested positive for coronavirus and was isolated in March. The 72-year-old later said he had been lucky enough to experience only mild symptoms, adding that “he had come out of it lightly.”
Meanwhile, his grandson, Prince William, second in line to the British throne, also tested positive for coronavirus earlier this year, according to British media, although it is unclear exactly when he contracted the virus.
The United Kingdom records record deaths: The UK reported 1,325 deaths and 68,053 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, the highest daily increases since the start of the pandemic, according to data released by the UK Department of Health.
Since Thursday there has been an increase of more than 15,000 cases.
The figures show an increase in cases, as the new variant of the coronavirus, first detected in the United Kingdom, is sweeping the country.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the UK has reported more than 2.9 million cases of Covid-19 and nearly 80,000 deaths.