Royal Cases of COVID-19

compiled by Susan Flantzer
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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has had COVID-19 twice

During the 14th century, the bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, the Pestilence, and the Plague, is estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of Europe’s population. Smallpox was a leading cause of death in the 18th century. It killed an estimated 400,000 Europeans each year in the 18th century. Just as epidemics of smallpox and the plague in the past knew no class boundaries, the same holds true for COVID-19. Except for two deaths of minor royals from the African Kingdom of Eswatini, we are unaware of any royal deaths from COVID-19.

Read more at Unofficial Royalty: Royal Deaths and Illnesses

This does not purport to be a complete list and will be updated as needed.

Current Monarchies

Kingdom of Belgium

  • Princess Claire, wife of Prince Laurent: May 2020
  • Prince Joachim, son of Princess Astrid: May 2020
  • An unidentified member of the Belgian royal family: September 2021
  • Princess Delphine, daughter of King Albert II: October 2021
  • Prince Laurent, son of King Albert II: November 2021

Kingdom of Denmark

Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

  • Prince Tshekedi Dlamini, grandson of King Sobhuza II: died August 2020
  • Princess Ngabisa Dlamini, granddaughter of King Sobhuza II: died August 2020
  • King Mswati III: January 2021

State of Japan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Principality of Monaco

Kingdom of Morocco

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Kingdom of Norway

State of Qatar

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Prince Waleed bin Sadr Al Saud: September 2020
  • About 150 members of the Saudi royal family had COVID-19 during April 2020. Prince Faisal bin Bandar was in intensive care.

Kingdom of Spain

Kingdom of Sweden

Kingdom of Thailand

United Kingdom

Former Monarchies

Austria

Brazil

In March 2020, the family attended an engagement party where several people appear to have been infected.

  • Prince Antonio of Orleans-Braganza, son of the late Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, disputed Head of the Imperial House of Brazil: March 2020
  • Prince Francisco of Orleans-Braganza, son of the late Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, disputed Head of the Imperial House of Brazil: March 2020
  • Prince Alberto of Orleans-Braganza, son of the late Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, disputed Head of the Imperial House of Brazil: March 2020
  • Prince Pedro of Orléans-Braganza, son of the late Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, disputed Head of the Imperial House of Brazil: April 2020
  • Maria de Fátima Lacerda Rocha, wife of Prince Pedro de Orléans-Braganza: April 2020
  • Maritza Ribas Bockel, wife of Prince Alberto of Orleans-Braganza – April 2020

France

  • Béatrice, Princess d’Orléans, Countess of Evreux, wife of Prince Michel d’Orléans, Count of Évreux, son of Prince Henri d’Orléans, Count of Paris, the Orleanist pretender to the French throne: June 2020

Greece

Nepal

Russia

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