BREAKING: Prince Charles Tests Positive For COVID-19 Again

BREAKING: Prince Charles Tests Positive For COVID-19 Again

  • There is an air of worry and concern in the British Royal family over the health of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales
  • Prince Charles, as announced by Clarence House in a tweet on Thursday, February 10, has contracted COVID-19
  • The heir to the British throne tested positive for the deadly virus after he attended a reception for the British Asian Trust on Wednesday, February 9
  • Charles will not be attending his mother's 70th anniversary on the British throne to be held in Winchester

Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, has tested positive for COVID-19, Clarence House announced on Twitter on Thursday, February 10.

Due to this development, the heir to the British throne will not be able to attend an event in Winchester to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, Reuters reports.

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Prince Charles
This is the second time Prince Charles will be contracting the virus (Photo: @ClarenceHouse)
Source: Twitter

The message read:

“This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating,”

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“HRH is deeply disappointed not to be able to attend today’s events in Winchester and will look to reschedule his visit as soon as possible.”

Prince Charles was said to have attended a reception for the British Asian Trust on Wednesday, February 9, where he was seen chatting with guests including some British finance ministers.

This is the second time the prince will be contracting the pandemic that has claimed the lives of many persons in the United Kingdom (UK).

If life show you pepper: Throwback to when British Prince Charles spoke pidgin English, video stirs

Meanwhile, a 2018 video showing Prince Charles at a Nigerian reception speaking pidgin had resurfaced on Instagram as Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth, shared it.

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According to the prince, the event was held a few days before his 70th birthday. He called Lagos the land of “owambe”.

The prince in the video said that he is happy to be in Lagos again after almost 30 years and said in pidgin:

“God don butter my bread.”

That was not all, at another time during his speech, Prince Charles added:

“If life dey show you pepper, my guy, make pepper soup.”

Source: Legit.ng

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Onyirioha Nnamdi Onyirioha Nnamdi is a graduate of Literature and English Language at the University of Lagos. He is a Politics/Current Affairs Editor who writes on news and political topics for Legit.ng. He brings into his reporting a wealth of experience in creative and analytical writing. Nnamdi has a major interest in local and global politics. He has a professional certificate from Reuters and was awarded the editor with the best listicle for 2021. Contact: 08062988054, o.nnamdi@corp.legit.ng

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