Dutch former queen Beatrix, 83, has tested positive for Covid-19, Reuters quotes the royal information service as saying in a statement.

Princess Beatrix, as she has been known since her abdication in 2013, got tested after coming down with "mild cold symptoms", the statement said.

"The princess is at home in isolation and adheres to the rules of life for people who have tested positive," it added.

Dutch Princess Beatrix attends commemoration for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden in World War Two, in Ede, Netherlands on Sept 21, 2019. — Reuters
Dutch Princess Beatrix attends commemoration for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden in World War Two, in Ede, Netherlands on Sept 21, 2019. — Reuters

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