Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating, Clarence House has said.

In a tweet it said: “This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating.

“HRH is deeply disappointed not to be able to attend today’s events in Winchester and will look to reschedule his visit as soon as possible.”

Clarence House confirmed the prince is triple vaccinated, but is yet to confirm whether he has been in physical contact with the Queen recently.

It is the second time the 73-year-old has contracted coronavirus, after he fell ill with the virus in 2020.

It comes after Charles met several people, accompanied by his wife the Duchess of Cornwall, at a reception in the British Museum in central London last night.

The event, attended my scores of people, was held to celebrate the work of the British Asian Trust (BAT), which the prince founded in 2007 to work to reduce poverty in south Asia.

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High profile guests included Home Secretary Priti Patel, former Liverpool footballer Ian Rush, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who was there with his wife Akshata Murthy.

Using his pet name for Camilla, which means “darling” or “beloved” in Urdu, he said in a speech: “I cannot quite believe it is almost two years to the day that both my Mehabooba and myself were able to be with all of you to celebrate the work of the British Asian Trust.

“Since then, across the globe, there has been terrible loss of life from this dreadful pandemic and we have especially seen the devastating impact throughout south Asia.”

Charles praised the “truly remarkable achievement” of the BAT, which raised £20m in four major fundraising campaigns during the pandemic.

Before his speech, Charles and Camilla greeted supporters and ambassadors of BAT in the museum’s Egyptian Gallery.

They first spoke with Mr Sunak and Ms Patel before the four posed for photos.

Greeting Rush, the prince said: “Didn’t you used to play?”

The Welsh sportsman laughed and replied: “Yes.”

Charles then asked how Liverpool were doing and whether the Welsh national team would qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar.

“They have a chance,” Rush said.

The development also comes just days after the Queen, 95, marked her Platinum Jubilee by expressing her “sincere wish” that the duchess would be Queen Camilla at Charles’s side when he is one day King.

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