Prince Philiphas been hospitalized, the palace has confirmed on Friday.
“The Duke of Edinburgh travelled from Norfolk this morning to the King Edward VII Hospital in London for observation and treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “The admission is a precautionary measure, on the advice of His Royal Highness’ Doctor.”
“It was a planned admission, and he walked into the hospital unaided,” the source added.
Meanwhile,Queen Elizabethtook her annual train ride from London to Norfolk, where she traditionally spends Christmas. It’s unclear how long her husband will stay in the hospital — and if he’ll miss Christmas with the family.
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However, the Duke of Edinburgh has been seen in public multiple times in the past year, often driving his car (despite ascary car accidentin January that resulted in himvoluntarily giving up his license) or oncarriage rideson grounds of Windsor.
He has also been absent from Trooping the Colour celebrations since his retirement. But the royal was in attendance atPrince Harry’s nuptials to Meghan Marklein May 2018. He also attended his granddaughterPrincess Eugenie’s royal wedding in October 2018.
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Prince Philipreportedly involved in talksrecently with his son Prince Andrew amid the ongoing fallout from thedisastrous Nov. 16 interviewregarding Andrew’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. A family meeting, whichPrince Charlesalso attended, took place at Sandringham, where Philip has been staying at the estate’s Wood farm.
Last month, Philip andQueen Elizabethalso marked their 72nd wedding anniversary. However, theyspent the day apart, as the 93-year-old monarch undertook solo duties in London.
source: people.com
