Belgium’s Prince Joachim Diagnosed With CCP Virus After Defying Lockdown Rules

Prince attended party in Spain

Prince Joachim of Belgium on the ship GODETIA on his Promotion Day to the rank of officer of the Belgian Navy in Brugge, Belgium, on July 29, 2011. Mark Renders/Getty Images

Belgium’s Prince Joachim has tested positive for the CCP virus, commonly referred to as novel coronavirus, after attending a party in Spain, according to the country’s royal palace.

Joachim, 28, who is ninth in line to the throne, traveled to Madrid on May 24 for professional reasons, Spanish news outlet El Pais reported. The BBC reports that Joachim had gone there for an internship and also is known to have a longstanding relationship with a Spanish woman.