How Prince William And Harry Will Step Up If Queen Goes Into Isolation Amid Coronavirus

People around the world are continuously being affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the Royal Family is no exception. According to Daily Mail, the family has a coronavirus crisis plan ready to go should Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles be forced into isolation.

The plan would call for Prince William and, possibly, Prince Harry, who announced his split from his royal duties in January, to assume more demanding positions.

“It is entirely sensible for Prince William to act as place holder for the Queen,” Nigel Cawthorne, author of “Call Me Diana: Princess Diana on Herself,” said. “There has to be a physical presence to the monarchy, not just a virtual one. He's third-in-line to the throne and in robust health like his brother, and COVID-19 is unlikely to be any serious threat for him or his wife or children. He will do a great job.”

So where does Prince Harry come into play? The Duke of Sussex will only step in if Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge, turns up pregnant during the pandemic. If that were to happen, Cawthorne says the royals need to go "on bent knee to Prince Harry to ask him to act as placeholder."

Currently, Harry, wife Meghan Markle, and their son Archie, who is almost 1 year old, are already practicing social distancing in Canada. However, the author believes the Duke of Sussex would be happy to step in for his family.

“I am sure he would come back and be delighted to help out, too, and do anything to protect his father and grandmother,” Cawthorne said.

Furthermore, Princess Beatrice could possibly assume the role of Counsellor of State given her place as ninth-in-line to the throne.

Details surrounding the plan have come to light following a recent announcement by the British health secretary, Matt Hancock. On Sunday, the health official revealed that individuals over 70 will soon be instructed to self-isolate for several months.

“We do not want formally to say yet that people should do that,” he explained at a later time. “The reason for that is simply this length of time that they’d need to stay self-isolated, stay at home to protect themselves – it’s a very big ask, it’s a very long time. We do know that if you ask people to do this sort of thing they can tire of it; we know it has negative impacts.”

The Prince of Wales, 71, and the Queen, 93, who both fall into the affected age group have reportedly already made their way to Windsor Castle to self-isolate ahead of Easter.