Hospitalized for more than two weeks, Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was transferred this Friday to a private hospital in London where he had been admitted in mid-February for an infection. Earlier in the week, the Duke of Edinburgh had joined St Bartholomew’s Hospital to undergo heart surgery.
“After the successful operation on Wednesday, His Royal Highness was transferred to King Edward VII Hospital this morning,” the palace said in a statement. The 99-year-old prince will stay there for several days to continue his treatment.
Prince Philip’s daughter-in-law Camilla confirmed on Wednesday that her condition was “slightly improving”.
Hospitalized in the middle of a storm
His hospitalization comes in the midst of a storm for the British monarchy, faced with the crisis caused by the next broadcast on Sunday of the interview-confession granted by Prince Harry, grandson of the queen, and his wife Meghan Markle on American television, almost a year after their effective withdrawal from the monarchy and their exile in California.
Renowned for his strong character but also for his blunders or jokes in bad taste, Prince Philip was hospitalized in February as a “precaution” after feeling ill. Buckingham Palace had specified a few days later that this hospitalization was due to an infection.
Her son, Prince Charles, had visited her.
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