How old is Prince William? Duke of Cambridge receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Queen's grandson given the shot at London's Science Museum

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, tweeted this picture after receiving his coronavirus vaccination this week. Kensington Palace.

Prince William revealed on Thursday he had received his first dose of a coronavirus vaccine after he fell ill with the disease last year.

The Duke of Cambridge, 38, became the latest member of the royal family to be inoculated against Covid-19, getting his shot at London's Science Museum this week.

"On Tuesday I received my first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine," he said on his official Twitter account. "To all those working on the vaccine rollout – thank you for everything you've done and continue to do".

The UK's National Health Service has vaccinated almost 37 million people and last week extended its inoculation campaign to include people in their 30s.

William fell ill with the disease last April, at about the same time as his father, heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, although he kept the news secret until November.

Media reports said he had not wanted to alarm anyone and that he had been hit quite badly by the virus.

Other members of the royal family also disclosed that they have been vaccinated, including Queen Elizabeth, 95, and Charles.

The queen said having the shot was very quick and did not hurt, and she encouraged the public to follow suit, saying those who were wary should think of others.

The UK's most unusual vaccine centres - in pictures

Staff prepare to give the Covid vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech to patients at a vaccination centre set up inside Salisbury Cathedral, England. Getty Images

An aerial view of the Etihad tennis centre, being used as a mass vaccination and drive-through Covid testing centre, in Manchester. Getty Images

People queue outside a vaccination centre at the Science Museum in London. Reuters

Prince William speaks to a member of staff during a visit to the Covid-19 vaccination centre at Westminster Abbey in London. Getty Images

Heath workers queue for a vaccine in the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. The museum was made famous as a set for the television show 'Peaky Blinders.' Getty Images

A nurse draws up a dose as members of the public receive their Covid-19 vaccinations at Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. Getty Images

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson carries doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for mobile distribution at Barnet FC's football stadium, The Hive in north London. Getty Images

People arrive to receive the Covid vaccine made by AstraZeneca-Oxford at Battersea Arts Centre, south-west London. Getty Images

A vaccination centre at Bristol City FC's Ashton Gate stadium. Getty Images

Vaccinators are given a last-minute instructional talk before Northern Ireland's largest Covid-19 vaccination centre opens at the Odyssey SSE Arena in Belfast. Getty Images

People leave a mobile vaccination centre set up on a bus in Bolton. Getty Images

Members of the public queue to receive the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine at an NHS vaccination centre set up at Epsom racecourse. Getty Images

The Riverside Stadium, home of Middlesbrough FC, opens as a Covid-19 vaccination centre. Getty Images

Members of the public wait to receive a does at a temporary vaccine centre set up at City Hall in Hull. AFP