The Queen has vowed to carry on working while suffering with Covid-19 and intends to be at her desk as the end of legal restrictions is announced.
Buckingham Palace confirmed that she had tested positive on Sunday morning, shortly after she had received the result.
The monarch, who is 95 and triple vaccinated, will work through what has so far been a "mild, cold-like" illness after receiving medical attention.
It is understood she wanted to make clear to the public her intention to continue with "light duties" and is not expecting senior members of her family to change their plans for the week ahead in light of her diagnosis.
Despite her admirable stoicism, Camilla Tominey has a reminder that the Queen is not invulnerable.
While Covid disproportionately affects the old, the Queen's overall risk is still dependent on multiple factors - you can read for free on how serious it is for the Queen to have Covid.
With Boris Johnson due to today unveil plans for the country to live with Covid, the Telegraph understands Buckingham Palace is to take a cautious approach to the relaxing of rules.
The Queen's staff are paying close attention to updated government guidance, but will maintain "sensible" approach to keeping the Queen safe at the age of 95.
A comprehensive testing regime for the household and its guests has been in place to date, and is expected to continue in light of the outbreak of Covid-19 among the household at Windsor Castle, where the Queen is living, even if the requirement is lifted by the Government.
Over-80s to get free tests as they are scrapped for most
Over-80s could continue to have access to free Covid tests once they are scrapped for most of the public, the Telegraph understands, as the Prime Minister is set to announce that all Covid regulations, including those that mandate lockdowns and require people to self-isolate if they test positive, will be scrapped from Thursday. The plans are expected to be agreed by the Cabinet this morning before Mr Johnson presents them to Parliament and then the public in a televised press conference. Here is an in-depth look at how rule-free Britain will live with Covid after legal restrictions end. Joe Pinkstone analyses how, with key Covid data falling, now is as good a time as any to end restrictions. Meanwhile, Joe Shute and Paul Nuki examine what life will look like for the over-70s.
Buy curling stones, ice rinks told, after Team GB gold
English ice rinks are being urged to buy curling stones, as the Olympic team looks to boost the popularity of the sport in the wake of its first gold medal for 20 years. Eve Muirhead and her rink beat Japan 10-3 at the Winter Olympics in the early hours of Sunday morning to claim Great Britain's first curling title since Rhona Martin's famed "Stone of Destiny" moment at Salt Lake City in 2002. It followed on from the silver medal won in Beijing by the British men's rink a day earlier. Read how one of Great Britain's gold-medal winners will be back working on the NHS frontline in Scotland next week. As the Games finish, Oliver Brown says it is goodbye and good riddance to the most miserable Olympics of all.
Daily dose of Matt
View Matt's latest cartoon from the weekend as Britain is hit by an onslaught of storms.
Also in the news: Today's other headlines
Storm Franklin approaches | Britain has been hit by three named storms in a week for the first time since the system was introduced seven years ago, with strong winds hampering efforts to restore power to tens of thousands of homes. Train operators have urged customers to "avoid travel if possible" today as services are expected to be paralysed by gale-force winds and lashing rain. More than 55,000 homes across southern and eastern England and South Wales face a fourth day without power. Our liveblog - which you can read for free - will keep you up to speed.
- 'Harmful' | Ministers to reject making misogyny a hate crime
- Postcode 'lottery' | Majority of fraud cases remain unsolved
- Ring of steel | Security fencing set to be reinstalled at US Capitol
- Fruit and veg | Packing your diet may not guarantee a healthy heart
- 'Overlooked' | Historic England to save legacies of pubs and estates
Around the world: Biden offers to meet Putin
Joe Biden has offered to meet Vladimir Putin if the feared Russian invasion of Ukraine does not take place. The summit would take place after a scheduled meeting between US secretary of state Antony Blinken and his Russian opposite number, Sergey Lavrov, which is also conditional on Moscow not pressing ahead with military action. The White House offer came hours after France said it had agreed to hold urgent talks with Russia on a ceasefire on Sunday night in a last-ditch effort to avoid an invasion. Russian-backed separatists have transported thousands of people out of eastern Ukraine over the past 48 hours. Nataliya Vasilyeva has this dispatch on the evacuation of Ukrainians to far-flung parts of Russia, and how it points to a long-haul struggle.
Comment and analysis
- Tim Stanley | We must now be persuaded to take our masks off
- Bryony Gordon | Catching Covid was fine – isolation was the scary bit
- Owen Polley | Unionists have fallen asleep at the wheel
- Nile Gardiner | Toothless President Biden is failing the West
- Reader letters | Water meters leave customers at mercy of providers
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Sport briefing: Leeds face FA probe over coin-throwing
The Football Association is to launch an investigation into fan disorder at Elland Road on Sunday after Manchester United players were pelted with missiles during their 4-2 win against Leeds. In the latest incident to blight the return of football supporters following the Covid-19 lockdown, United winger Anthony Elanga required medical treatment on the pitch after being hit by an object in the aftermath of his team's third goal. More missiles were thrown after Bruno Fernandes made it 4-2. Thankfully, there was some remarkable action on the pitch over the weekend, particularly from Harry Kane. Read how the England captain's perfect performance led to a dressing-room inquest at Manchester City. Finally, watch Liverpool Women defender Meikayla Moore score a 'perfect' hat-trick... of own goals, before getting subbed off for New Zealand.
Business briefing: PM accused of failing to cut red tape
The Government has done "sweet FA" to cut red tape and risks running out of time to take advantage of Brexit, former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has warned. Speaking to the Telegraph for a new series on deregulation, Sir Iain said Britain has "huge opportunities now" to cut red tape in areas from finance to medical research, to "recapture some of the real dynamism" the economy needs, and move away from the EU's "unwieldy, burdensome" model of pre-emptive regulation. It comes as the Government has mandated that by 2030 there will be no purely petrol- or diesel-powered cars on sale, whether we like it or not. So is it time to buy an electric car? Join our webinar and put your questions to Telegraph journalists today at 2.30pm. Here is how.
Tonight's dinner
Creamy gratin of smoked haddock, tomatoes and potatoes | A gorgeous, golden gratin by Diana Henry. View the recipe. For more, try our Cookbook newsletter.
Travel: How to bag a bargain peak season holiday
The pandemic has changed all the rules for how to book the best value holiday. The key to planning for peak time trips is to get organised many months in advance. Nick Trend reveals the secrets of the travel experts.
And finally... for this morning's downtime
Much Ado About Nothing, review | At long last, Shakespeare is back on the Stratford main-stage, and playing to full houses in a crazy, feelgood fashion. Dominic Cavendish reviews the RSC's excellent new staging of Much Ado About Nothing, featuring an Afro-futurist setting, a mainly black cast and two tremendous leads.
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