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Britain’s Prince Philip, 99, was admitted to a London hospital after feeling unwell, Buckingham Palace says.
The palace said Queen Elizabeth II’s husband was admitted to King Edward VII Private Hospital on Tuesday night (local time).
He called the admission “a precautionary measure” taken on the advice of Philip’s doctor. The palace said he is expected to stay for a few days of “observation and rest.”
His illness is not related to Covid-19. The queen and Felipe were vaccinated against the coronavirus in early January.
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Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, retired from public service in 2017 and rarely appears in public.
During the current coronavirus lockdown in England, he has been staying at Windsor Castle, west of London, with the Queen.
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Prince Philip’s admission was “a precautionary measure” taken on the advice of Philip’s physician, Buckingham Palace said.
Philip married the then Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. He and the Queen have four children, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Philip, a former naval officer and avid polo player, enjoyed solid health well into old age, but has had a number of health problems in recent years.
In 2011, he was rushed to a hospital by helicopter after suffering chest pains and being treated for a blocked coronary artery.
In 2017, he spent two nights at King Edward VII Hospital and was hospitalized for 10 days in 2018 for a hip replacement.
Philip was last hospitalized in December 2019 and spent four nights at King Edward VII Hospital for what the palace said was a planned treatment for a pre-existing condition.
He was forced to stop driving at the age of 97, after crashing into a car while driving a Land Rover near the Sandringham estate in January 2019.
Philip needed help getting out of the Land Rover but was not injured. A woman in the other vehicle suffered a broken wrist.
