Queen Elizabeth II Tests Positive for COVID-19

Queen Elizabeth II Tests Positive for COVID-19
Queen Elizabeth II speaks during an audience where she met the incoming and outgoing Defence Service Secretaries at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, on Feb. 16, 2022. Steve Parsons/Pool/Reuters
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The UK’s Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for COVID-19 on Feb. 20, two weeks after she celebrated her Platinum Jubilee for 70 years on the throne.

The 95-year-old monarch is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms, and she’s expected to continue carrying out “light duties” this week, according to Buckingham Palace.

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