On Thursday, Queen Elizabeth received a service medal from the Order of Saint John, a royal society with a humanitarian aid mission, but the headline that came out of the ceremony focused on something smaller. Though she had worn gloves for a previous investiture ceremony, and had refrained from handshaking on Commonwealth Day, for this event, she opted not to wear gloves when she shook the hand of the order’s head. It was a slightly defiant move for the monarch on the day the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 to be an official pandemic. On Friday afternoon, however, Buckingham Palace announced that the queen would be canceling her public events for the next few weeks. At 93, the queen is at high risk for the virus.

“As a sensible precaution and for practical reasons in the current circumstances, changes are being made to The Queen’s diary commitments in the coming weeks,” read a statement from the palace. “In consultation with the Medical Household and Government, Her Majesty’s forthcoming visits to Cheshire and Camden will be rescheduled. Audiences will continue as usual. Other events will be reviewed on an ongoing basis in line with the appropriate advice.”

So while a “keep calm and carry on” ethos has long driven the royals’ behavior, the palace is beginning to understand why this situation differs from World War II, when that slogan originated. Just a few days after committing to “business as usual,” Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall reversed course and canceled an upcoming eight-day tour. “Owing to the unfolding situation with the coronavirus pandemic, the British Government has asked Their Royal Highnesses to postpone their spring tour to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus and Jordan,” a statement from Clarence House read. According to the Evening Standard, Charles and Camilla themselves are in good health.

Now the cancelations are also coming for events that involve the North American branch of the family. Earlier this week, the Times reported that Prince Harry was planning on coming back to England in April for the London Marathon. On Friday, the marathon was postponed until the first Sunday in October. He is also planning on returning to Europe for the Invictus Games in the Netherlands during the second week in May; so far the organization has not announced plans to delay the biannual event.

Other royal families around Europe absorbed the message a little more readily. Earlier this month, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden canceled a dinner they were throwing for 150 guests as soon as the virus began to circulate in the country. Within days, a case was identified at the school of their granddaughter Princess Estelle, though she was not affected. Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg also canceled a series of public events after early cases emerged in the country. The Danish royal family has also canceled their official events, and on Thursday, they announced that the four children of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary would return early from a study abroad program.

After announcing their first death from Covid-19 Thursday, the country of Norway took dramatic steps to limit the spread of the disease, and the country’s royal family is following those same guidelines. After returning from their own state visit to Jordan, King Harald V and Queen Sonja are now being quarantined. “It is critical that we all take part in the national effort to avoid exposing ourselves or others to infection,” the king said in a statement. “It is therefore important that we all follow the recommendations and measures from the authorities.” According to the royal website, the pair are not showing any symptoms of the virus.

This article has been updated.

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