With news that Prince Albert of Monaco has now tested positive for COVID for the second time, he joins the Prince of Wales and Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden on the list of those who have had the virus twice.
However, several royals have had COVID-19 at least once since the pandemic began. With excellent healthcare and vaccinations, no royals from reigning royal families have died from the virus.
Since 2022 began, most of the European royal families have been impacted by the virus.
In March, the Duke of Gloucester and King Harald of Norway tested positive and have since recovered. Unfortunately, February saw a host of positive tests for the royals. King Felipe of Spain, Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess Yoko of Japan, the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and The Queen all struck down with the virus; thankfully, all have made a complete recovery.
Grand Duke Henri Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and former King Constantine of Greece contracted the virus in January. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden also fell victim to the virus for the second time during the pandemic. The Crown Princess Couple announced they had the virus for the second time shortly after King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia tested positive for COVID for the first time.
As 2021 came to an end, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Sir Timothy Laurence, husband to the Princess Royal, were ill with COVID.
Since the pandemic began in 2020, many royals across the globe have had the virus, including Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Prince Christian of Denmark, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden, Princess Michael of Kent, and the Duke of Cambridge.
