THE Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have received their Covid-19 vaccinations today, Buckingham Palace has said.
The 94-year-old monarch and her 99-year-old husband Prince Philip received the jab at Windsor Castle today.
The couple were given the immunisations from the royal household doctor.
It was previously reported that royal aides said it was a “personal decision” and a “private matter” as to whether the couple would be among the first Brits to receive the vaccination.
But it was reported that Her Majesty wanted to share the information to encourage fellow Britons to also be vaccinated against the rampaging bug and to prevent inaccuracies and further speculation.
And Buckingham Palace today confirmed that both the Queen and Prince Philip had been given the jab.
They said in a statement: “The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have today received Covid-19 vaccinations.”
Both the Queen and Prince Philip are included on the priority list for the vaccine as both are over 80.
The couple are at Windsor Castle currently, having spent Christmas there instead of Sandringham for the first time in 33 years.
The Queen has been locked in a safe “HMS Bubble” at Windsor Castle during lockdown with only a short summer vacation in Scotland last year seeing her move.
She was forced to cancel a number of royal events last year due to the pandemic and again this year cancelled the garden parties at Buckingham Palace.
During the coronavirus pandemic, Prince Philip celebrated his 99th birthday while the Queen has continued her royal duties – socially distanced.
Her Majesty has held a number of calls over Zoom, even knighting Sit Tom Moore in a socially distanced ceremony.
And she urged Brits to come together during the pandemic in her Christmas speech, saying: “let hope guide us in unpredictable times”.
Both she and Prince Philip have also shared their thanks to frontline workers.
