Queen Sofia has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. This is stated in the statement that the Royal House has made public after the visit of King Juan Carlos to the Palacio de la Zarzuela, after his return to Spain, last Thursday, after spending 21 months in Abu Dhabi. Doña Sofía had participated over the weekend in various events in Miami (United States) on the occasion of the fifth centenary of the expedition that led Elcano and Magellan to circumnavigate the world for the first time. The mother of King Felipe VI has been able to see Don Juan Carlos and his family respecting the anti-Covid measures.

Doña Sofía could not be at the same table as the rest of the Royal Family during the lunch that took place on the occasion of the visit of Don Juan Carlos.

However, he remained with the rest of the family in the lunch room provided with the mandatory mask and the corresponding ventilation measures.

Doña Sofía is the third member of the Royal Family to be infected with the Covid-19 virus, after the cases of her husband, Don Juan Carlos, and the King, Felipe VI.