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FILE - In this March 12, 2020 file photo, Stephen Mear, right, receives his CBE from Britain's Prince Charles, during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London. Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus. The prince’s Clarence House office reported on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 that the 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolating at a royal estate in Scotland. It says his wife Camilla has tested negative.(Yui Mok/PA via AP, File)

FILE - In this March 12, 2020 file photo, Stephen Mear, right, receives his CBE from Britain's Prince Charles, during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London. Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus. The prince’s Clarence House office reported on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 that the 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolating at a royal estate in Scotland. It says his wife Camilla …

March 25, 2020

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Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for the coronavirus
March 25, 2020 2:36 p.m.

Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for the coronavirus

LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, royal officials confirmed Wednesday — touching off debate about whether his wealth and status gave him priority in receiving a test.