The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh received their Covid-19 vaccines, said a spokesman for Buckingham Palace on Saturday.
The vaccines were administered by a home doctor at Windsor Castle, a royal source said.
To avoid inaccuracies and further speculation, Her Majesty, who is 94, decided she would let her know that she was vaccinated, the source added. Her husband is 99 years old.
The couple’s son, Prince Charles, tested positive for coronavirus and went into isolation in March. The 72-year-old later said he was fortunate to have only mild symptoms, adding that he “got away with it”.
Meanwhile, his grandson, Prince William, second in line to the British throne, also tested positive for coronavirus earlier this year, UK media reported, although exactly when he contracted the virus is unclear.
The UK records a record number of deaths: The UK reported 1,325 deaths and 68,053 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, the biggest daily increases since the start of the pandemic, according to data released by the UK Department of Health.
There has been an increase of more than 15,000 cases since Thursday.
The numbers show an increase in the number of cases as the new variant of the coronavirus, first detected in the United Kingdom, sweeps the country.
The UK recorded more than 2.9 million cases of Covid-19 and nearly 80,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.