World | coronavirus Prince Albert Tests Positive for Coronavirus Monaco royal tests positive for virus that causes COVID-19 By Evann Gastaldo Posted Mar 19, 2020 10:34 AM CDT Copied In this Sept.30 2019 file photo, Prince Albert of Monaco leaves the Elysee Palace after a lunch with heads of states and officials, in Paris. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, File) The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has touched the royals. The Palace of Monaco announced Thursday that Prince Albert has tested positive, the AP reports. Albert, the son of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace, is the reigning monarch of the French Riviera principality. The palace says there's little concern for the 62-year-old's health and that he plans to work from home at the palace. Some on Twitter were noting that on March 10, Albert attended a charity summit also attended by Britain's Prince Charles. Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. A lesson in minding your own business ... at 30,000 feet. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error