News – UK – William Says Hospitalized Grandfather Prince Philip is OK

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LONDON – Prince William said on Monday that his grandfather, Prince Philip, is “okay” as the 99-year-old royal consort remains in a London hospital for rest and observation

Philip was admitted to King Edward VII’s private hospital in London on Tuesday after he fell ill, Buckingham Palace said that Queen Elizabeth II’s husband This week should stay in the hospital for a period of “observation and rest” ”

Philip’s illness is not believed to be related to COVID-19. Both he and the Queen, 94, received an initial dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus in early January

Philip, who retired from the public service in 2017, rarely appears in public During the current coronavirus lockdown in England, Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, has lived with the Queen at Windsor Castle, west of London

Philip married 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

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