The 95-year-old monarch will be on "light duties" at Windsor Castle for the coming weeks, the palace said.

"The Queen has today tested positive for COVID," the Palace said. "Her Majesty is experiencing mild cold like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week."

"She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines."

Both the Queen's eldest son Prince Charles and daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have also recently contracted COVID. Charles has since returned to work.

Charles, 73 and the heir to the throne, withdrew from an event after contracting COVID for a second time earlier this m onth. A Palace source said he had met the Queen days before.

The Queen's longtime husband, Prince Philip, died at age 99 on April 9, 2021, and the duke's funeral was four days before Elizabeth's 95th birthday on April 21.