Princess Estelle’s prestigious Stockholm school has closed after it was revealed a pupil had contracted the Coronavirus.
The Swedish princess is studying at home after it was confirmed that a pupil at Campus Manilla had tested positive for coronavirus, Swedish website Aftonbladet reported.
Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel received a message from the school and had Estelle stay at home after the news came out. This is the first case of a child being affected by the virus in Sweden, where there are 60 confirmed as of this morning.
On Monday, Estelle’s grandparents, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, cancelled a formal dinner ‘out of consideration’ for the 150 guests they were supposed to entertain on Wednesday, amid growing fears that the virus is spreading.
Princess Estelle of Sweden, eight, is studying at home after her Stockholm school closed following the confirmation that a pupil had contracted the Coronavirus
Located in Stockholm, Campus Manilla (pictured) informed all parents it would close its doors for safety reasons
It was reported that parents of Manilla pupils received a message on the school’s intranet warning them that one of the students had contracted the virus.
It read: ‘The purpose for closing the entire school is to ensure the safety of students, guardians and staff in a situation where many are concerned and where we now know that a student at the school is confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus.’
Margareta Thorgren, the Court’s Head of Information, has since confirmed that Princess Estelle was studying at home.
‘I can confirm that the school is closed. They have informed all parents with children at Campus Manilla that a student has been discovered who has tested positive for the coronavirus. This means that Princess Estelle is conducting her studies from home today.’
‘I think people around the world and Sweden feel a great concern, when a positive case for a child has also been discovered.
‘So, of course, it is a major concern among all parents at school today. Therefore, it is extra important to listen to the recommendations of the Public Health Authority, follow them, and at the same time to not suffer from panic,’ she added.
King Carl XVI Gustaf, 73, and Queen Silvia, 76, were due to host 150 guests at the stunning Royal Palace, in Stockholm, Wednesday night but cancelled amid coronavirus fears. Pictured, the couple (centre) with l-r: daughter-in-law Princess Sofia, son Prince Carl Phillip, daughter Crown Princess Victoria and son-in-law Daniel at an official government dinner at the Royal Palace in March 2019
Others pupils’ parents have expressed their frustration and questioned why the school did not taker action sooner.
‘I’m not willing to play Russian roulette with my child when it comes to such a serious illness, said one parent.
King Carl XVI Gustaf, 73, and Queen Silvia, 76, were due to host 150 guests at the Official Government dinner Royal Palace, in Stockholm, on Wednesday.
It is thought other members of the Swedish royal family, including their children Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Carl Phillip, were due to attend, as well as senior members of the Swedish government.
It comes as the number of COVID-19 cases in the UK jumped overnight to 51.
In a statement released yesterday, the Swedish royal court said: ‘In recent days, a number of cases of infection from the novel coronavirus have been detected in Sweden.
‘The Public Health Authority considers the risk of detecting cases of covid-19 in Sweden to be high, but the risk of the infection spreading is considered low.