Prince Andrew, the 61-year-old son of Queen Elizabeth II of England and Duke of York, has contracted COVID-19.

APA reports that a spokesman for Buckingham Palace said that Prince Andrew's coronavirus test was positive.

It has been announced that he will not be able to attend the Thanksgiving event to be held tomorrow at St. Paul's Cathedral on the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.

Andrew did not go out on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with members of the royal family today as part of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Anniversary.