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02nd Jun 2022

Prince Andrew has covid and won’t attend jubilee thanksgiving service, Buckingham Palace says

April Curtin

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 08: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew, Duke of York watch a flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour, the Queen's annual birthday parade, on June 8, 2019 in London, England. The annual ceremony involving over 1400 guardsmen and cavalry, is believed to have first been performed during the reign of King Charles II. The parade marks the official birthday of the Sovereign, although the Queen's actual birthday is on April 21st. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Buckingham Palace confirmed the news on Thursday afternoon

Prince Andrew has tested positive for Covid so he can no longer attend Jubilee celebrations, Buckingham Palace said.

The news was confirmed in a statement on Thursday afternoon.

The Duke of York was due to attend the thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

But his positive test means he can no longer do so.

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