Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arrive together for a visit at the Gloucestershire Vaccination Centre inside the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Thursday afternoon (December 17) in England.
The royal couple, both 72, met with NHS staff at the vaccination stations and were on hand to hear about the success of the program thus far. The vaccination center has vaccinated more than 1,124 frontline health and care workers as of today.
During their visit
Prince Charles opened up about whether he had received the vaccine yet.
“I think I am way down the list and will have to wait,” he admitted to reporters, and added, “I think I’ll have to wait for the AstraZeneca one before it gets to my turn. I’m some way down the list.”
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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 73, and Prince Charles, 72, carried out an important royal engagement on Thursday as they visited the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and met frontline workers receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. The couple have kept up with royal duty despite the pandemic and their visit to the Gloucestershire Vaccination Centre is likely to be one of their last engagements before the Christmas break.
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Prince Charles and Camilla were in high spirits as they returned to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital for the second time during the coronavirus crisis. During this key visit, the Prince of Wales said he will get vaccinated against Covid-19. However, he added, he will need to wait for when he is eligible for the jab.
Charles told staff administering the injection on Thursday he s way down the list
He added that because he coronavirus already this year, he has antibodies
Prince Charles, 71, and Camilla, 73, visited Gloucestershire Royal Hospital today
Royals met with care workers administering and receiving the Covid-19 vaccine
Last visited hospital in June, marking first engagement outside of a Royal residence by any Member of the Royal Family following first national lockdown
Charles and Camilla unveiled a plaque to mark their trip to the Gloucestershire hospital, where they also visited earlier this year - in the first official outing of any royal outside the palaces following the first lockdown.
The Gloucestershire trust has already given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to more than 1,300 of its staff, prioritising those with underlying health conditions and those from BAME communities. Image: The prince spoke to staff administering the vaccine
Coral Boston, a senior infection control nurse and the hospital trust s equality, diversity and inclusion lead, said afterwards: I spoke to both of them, Charles especially. He talked about the disproportionate numbers of BAME people that