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Belgium’s king and queen cancel engagements after family member contracts Covid

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2nd September 2021

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have cancelled their forthcoming engagements after an unnamed member of their family tested positive for coronavirus.

The king and queen will limit all their contacts in the coming days as a precaution after a ”younger” member of their family was found to have Covid.

Philippe and Mathilde have taken PCR tests which have come back negative but will remain in isolation as a precuation.

It’s not been announced which member of the royal family has the virus although royal officials said it was one of the ”younger children”. Philippe and Mathilde are parents to Princess Elisabeth, 19, Prince Gabriel, 18, Prince Emmanuel, 15, and Princess Eleonore, 13. No details were given, either, on the state of health of the member of the family who has contracted Covid.

All the engagements scheduled for Philippe and Mathilde, up to and including Monday September 6th, have been cancelled.

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Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.