The Queen has sent a
message to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's fiancée as he battles Coronavirus COVID-19.
The Monarch told
Carrie Symonds and the Johnson family that her thoughts are with them at this
time.
Buckingham Palace
said: "Earlier today The Queen sent a message to Carrie Symonds and to the
Johnson family.
"Her Majesty
said they were in her thoughts and that she wished the Prime Minister a full
and speedy recovery."
Prince William has
also sent a message to Johnson, tweeting: "Our thoughts are with the Prime
Minister and his family, who like so many in the UK and around the world are
affected by coronavirus.
“We wish him a
speedy recovery at this difficult time."
He signed the tweet
with "W".
Prince Charles and
the Duchess of Cornwall also "sent their wishes for a speedy recovery to
the Prime Minister this morning", a spokesman for the pair confirmed.
The Prime Minister's
official spokesman insisted he was "stable" and in "good
spirits" some 17 hours after he was taken to the critical unit at St
Thomas' Hospital.
Sources claimed he
had received a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) breathing aid, amid
fears he may contract pneumonia or have to be fully ventilated.
No10 admit his
condition "worsened" last night after he was admitted to the London
hospital with a cough and fever on Sunday.
But asked if the PM
had pneumonia - which indicates the most critical complications from Covid-19 -
his spokesman said "That is not the case, no."
The spokesman added not only had the PM not been on a ventilator at this stage, he had also not received "non-invasive" oxygen, thought to include CPAP.