Just a few days after Queen Elizabeth left London for Windsor amid concerns over the novel coronavirus outbreak, Prince Charles and Camilla have also decamped the city, and are staying at Balmoral in Scotland for the foreseeable future.

A palace aide confirmed the news of of Charles and Camilla leaving England to Harper's Bazaar over the weekend.



As the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are both over the age of 70, and therefore in an age bracket that puts them at elevated risk for serious illness from COVID-19, it makes sense that they would want to escape the UK capital for a less densely populated destination.

Queen Elizabeth heads to Windsor with her pup. Aaron Chown - PA Images Getty Images

It's just one of several measures the royals are taking to both protect themselves and help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Earlier this month, Prince Charles and Camilla postponed their upcoming tour of Jordan, Cyprus, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the Queen canceled two visits around the UK.

Since then, Buckingham Palace has issued a statement about changes to the royal family's schedule because of COVID-19.

"As a sensible precaution and for practical reasons in the current circumstances, a number of changes are being made to The Queen’s diary," reads the statement.

"In consultation with the Medical Household and Government, a number of public events with large numbers of people due to have been attended by The Queen, and other Members of the Royal Family, in the coming months will be cancelled or postponed."

Thus far, the annual Maundy Service at St George’s Chapel has been canceled, and so have three Buckingham Palace garden parties planned for this May. Per the statement, "Guests already invited to these Garden Parties will be asked to attend in 2021." The state visit by the Emperor and Empress of Japan to the UK has also been postponed.

And a decision has yet to be made about the annual Trooping the Colour parade, which is slated to take place in June. Additional announcements "will be made in due course, in consultation with Government."

Caroline Hallemann Senior Digital News Editor As the senior digital news editor for Town & Country, Caroline Hallemann covers everything from the British royal family to the latest episodes of Outlander, Killing Eve, and The Crown.

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