The Queen has COVID

annab275

I am nearly 30 years younger than the Queen and I am just recovering from Covid. I could barely speak, totally exhausted and wiped out . I could just about manage to read a book before falling asleep. She must be super human if she can manage ‘ light duties’.

Covid seems to have so many types of reaction to contracting the virus. I had it in January and was absolutely fine and used the isolation time to spring clean my house. My husband and daughter both had cold like symptoms but carried on working normally from home and well my 4 year old granddaughter was positively bouncing.

Rosie1959 I hope I get your version if I get it. DD was really ill with it. son-in-law able to carry on working and GC seemed unaffected. At least HM will be well looked after.

I hope she will be ok but I am sure she will be in the best of hand.

She will have been given the antiviral medication as soon as she tested positive.

Perhaps reporting that the Queen is performing light duties has more to do with showing the public that she is not seriously ill, rather than ‘encouraging’ people to go to work? Meant to be reassuring? Just a thought! (Perhaps I’m being naive!)

Seems to be going the rounds of the Royal Families.

The Queen of Denmark and her sister, Princess Benedikte are down with it too.

This is quite official, as the information is from the Royal Court's official homepage.

Wishing them all a speedy and complete recovery.

I can imagine she will be thinking she can now look the public in the eye - just like her mother who, after the palace was bombed during the war said "now I can look the East End in the face"

So sorry for the Queen, this as well as everything else she has to cope with.I am sure she will overcome this, she is a very healthy person and has had her jabs.
They say the staff at Windsor may have spread it once the restrictions had been lifted, who knows, we shall all think of the Queen and pray for a speedy recovery.

She’s got mild symptoms like a lot of other people ?unlike other people she’s got top doctors on standby to rush to her aid?

There are no fat 96 year olds, of course she looks thinner.

I've met Her Majesty Queen several times .

She is totally amazing in every way - regal ,cool ,calm ,collected ,controlled and yet demonstrates extraordinary warmth and compassion .

I do think that she could enjoy some degree of retirement at her age and just enjoy her dogs and horses .

Some members of her family must be a tremendous strain on her .
They aren't in the same class .
And she is alone without Prince Philip .
I'm praying for her to have a speedy recovery .

Esmay what a lovely post.

I think that she should still remain our monarch, but carry out as little work / duties as possible.

Whatever you think of the monarchy (and I flip flop about), HM has worked tremendously hard and deserves to put her ‘Annello & Davide’s’ up

It isn't the women in her family though is it? it's always the men.

What a year this lady has had - more than enough for someone thirty or forty years younger, and yet, on she goes, uncomplaining, smiling, refusing to be cowed. I also thought she looked thinner looking at the photo in my newspaper article . I wish her well; she has been Queen for the whole of my life almost, and an enduring example of everything that is good and positive in human nature.

JaneJudge

It isn't the women in her family though is it? it's always the men.

Yes, I’d never really thought of that.
It should be Queen Anne shouldn’t it? I think that would ‘unite the nation’

Rosalyn69

I wish her a speedy recovery as I do anyone who has had or got Covid. Now is not the time to be snitty if we ever should be about people who are unwell.

I agree Rosalyn

And how many Gransnetters are 95 and still dealing with important work matters; paperwork, zoom meetings and generally keeping on top of their jobs?

JdotJ

There are no fat 96 year olds, of course she looks thinner.

Oh goodness, well that's something to look forward to should I ever reach that age ?

She will be given the anti viral drugs, just like Trump was given so her prognosis is good I would have thought.

Regarding the source of her infection, the virus has apparently breached the walls of Windsor Castle and several staff have contracted it. So it could be Charles or one of her staff. I don't suppose anyone knows for sure where they caught it.

Incredibly, my daughter works for the NHS and has been at work all through the pandemic, and her daughter has been at primary school the whole time too. Neither of them have caught it in two years! Must be a record.

Windsor Castle always attracts tourists. Doubt whether any one expects to see her majesty in view of the news.

Didn’t she meet two dignitaries after it was confirmed Charles and Camilla had it when she had been in contact with them? I was slightly surprised when I read that.

The current guidelines are that you don't have to self isolate if you have been in contact with someone positive but have been vaccinated and are testing negative yourself.

What is wrong with you lot..... the queen has very mild flu-like symptoms. Save your sympathy for the horrors at the beginning of the pandemic...the hard-working people in the NHS, all those unsuspecting elderly discharged from hospital and spreading covid killing thousands. People like me unable to see a dying brother before he passed away. Untold thousands of families bereft and distraught. Government failures towards the NHS and the people of this country ...yet.....the Queen has massive wealth and medical support par excellence, so what's the problem? Save your sympathy for all those elderly ladies who did not see their families for months on end and those who died alone without a hand to hold this whingeing about the Queen makes my stomach churn.

Well Naughty why did you read the thread if you feel like that? It's for people who wish to express concern or good wishes for the Queen.

NaughtyNantheRed

The Queen will be discussed because she's the Queen. Nothing more than that really. Many of us went through loss and despair due to being unable to see family members. We've all suffered in one way or another. Having sympathy towards the Queen does not mean people don't have sympathy to anyone else who has had Covid or had to isolate etc etc.

I'm sorry to hear about your brother. We were in a similar position with my OH"s sister. It was quite awful that we couldn't visit. Couldn't even get to the funeral.

But I am still able to hope that the Queen recovers quickly.

Sorry if I just made your stomach churn.