Prince Charles is asking politicians to protect Britain's historic bond with Germany. Some see the move as a push for a softer Brexit as he says he wants the friendship with Germany to continue.

ROBERT HARDMAN: The Prince of Wales has become the world's most high-profile Covid-19 patient to date. But despite the inevitable concerns, he is said to be in good spirits and 'up and about'.

ROBERT HARDMAN: Thus it was that the Prince of Wales opened the 4,000-bed Nightingale Hospital in east London yesterday - while sitting in his armchair in deepest Aberdeenshire.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: First the Queen was told that her beloved Royal Ascot would take place behind closed doors; now the Royal Family has suffered another sporting blow.

The world heavyweight champion is following government guidelines around self-isolation but has shown no symptoms of the deadly disease, which threatens to derail his fight with Kubrat Pulev.

Prince Charles will be paying a 'private contribution' to the Sussexes US security costs, which are expected to be £2million per year, according to a royal source.

Prince Charles, 71, whop has been President of WaterAid since 1991, attended the charity's Water and Climate event at Kings Place in London today.

Prince Charles was presented with a state memento, an elephant carved in wood.