OVIEDO, Spain
Spanish Princess Maria Teresa de Borbon-Parma, 86, died in Paris on Thursday after contracting the novel coronavirus, her brother announced on Sunday.
A member of the Carlist branch of the Bourbon dynasty, she became the first royal to fall victim to the pandemic that has gripped Europe for weeks.
Earlier this week, the 71-year-old Prince Charles tested positive for the coronavirus in the U.K.
Spain’s royal family has also been tested, but all their results came back negative.
Known as the Red Princess for her relatively leftist views, Borbon-Parma worked as a Sociology professor at Sorbonne University in