Prince William has revealed that he feared for his father Prince Charles’ life after he was diagnosed with coronavirus.
The Duke of Cambridge told the BBC that he was worried when he heard the news his father had COVID-19 because of his age and also had concerns for his grandparents, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
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“Obviously I think very carefully about my grandparents – who are the age they’re at, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that they’re isolated away and protected from this,” he said via video link alongside wife Kate Middleton from their home in Norfolk.
The 37-year-old royal went on to say that he had concerns his father’s health too.
“I have to admit, at first I was quite concerned, he fits the profile of somebody, at the age he is at, which is fairly risky.”
“My father has had many chest infections, colds, and things like that over the years. And so, I thought to myself, if anybody is going to be able to beat this, it’s going to be him.
“And actually he was very lucky, he had mild symptoms. I think the hardest thing he found was having to stop. And not being able to go and get a bit of fresh air and a walk.
“He’s a mad walker and just loves walking so I think he found it quite difficult. Especially, also I think with his mental health, being stuck inside and not being able to go for walks.”
“Actually he was very lucky he had mild symptoms and I got a lot of good reassurance from doctors and friends of mine who said “listen, the days he’s on when we found out about it, he’s probably passed the worst of it”.
“And obviously speaking to him made me feel more reassured that he was OK, but again at that age you do worry a bit more.”
William and Kate have been isolating with children Princes George and Louis, and Princess Charlotte.
The couple also discussed mental health saying the “scale and the speed” that the pandemic has spread is taking its toll on the mental health of frontline healthcare workers.
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