Prince Philip to spend second night in hospital according to : The Guardian

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Zara Tindall kisses her grandfather Prince Philip at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. Duke of Edinburgh replaced at state opening of parliament by Prince Charles after 'precautionary' hospital visitThe Duke of Edinburgh is to spend a second night in hospital being treated for an infection that forced him to miss the state opening of parliament and Royal Ascot. Philip was at Royal Ascot on Tuesday with the Queen and other members of the royal family. In 2011, he received hospital treatment for a blocked coronary artery, when a stent was fitted. The 96-year-old was admitted to the King Edward VII hospital in central London after becoming unwell at Windsor, following his appearance at Royal Ascot.




Buckingham Palace said last night he was being kept in for a second night as a precaution. Getty Images 3 The Queen and Prince Philip waved to crowds at Royal Ascot yesterdayThe Duke, 96, missed the State Opening of Parliament yesterday — as well as the second day of Royal Ascot. It is understood he fell ill at Windsor Castle on Tuesday night after attending the start of Ascot with the Queen. Prince Charles yesterday accompanied the Queen to Parliament in his place. Philip — due to step down from public life later this year — has suffered bladder infections in the past.

Britain's Prince Philip to spend second night in hospital

Britain's Prince Philip to spend second night in hospitalBritain's Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip leave after a service at St Mary Magdalene church in Sandringham January 8, 2017. — Reuters picLONDON, June 22 — Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, will spend a second night in hospital yesterday for treatment for an infection but remains in "good spirits", Buckingham Palace said. "Prince Philip is in good spirits and is disappointed to be missing the State Opening of Parliament and Royal Ascot," the palace spokesman said. Philip, whose official title is Duke of Edinburgh, was admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital in London on Tuesday as a precautionary measure for treatment arising from a pre-existing condition. Asked how the Duke was faring, Philip's son and heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles told reporters: "He's getting better."A palace spokesman said the Duke would remain in the private hospital in central London yesterday night.


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