Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have tested positive for Covid-19, reports Reuters.

"The King and Queen, who are fully vaccinated with three injections, have mild symptoms and are feeling well, given the circumstances," the palace said in a statement.

The palace said the King, 75, and the Queen, 78, were self-isolating and that work to trace those that they had been in contact with was underway.

Sweden's King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia arrive with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel to attend the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on December 10, 2021. — Reuters/File
Sweden's King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia arrive with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel to attend the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on December 10, 2021. — Reuters/File

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