Palace: Prince Philip has infection, will stay in hospital

LONDON — Prince Philip is “comfy” in a London medical institution the place he’s being handled for an an infection, Buckingham Palace mentioned Tuesday.

The palace mentioned Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is “comfy and responding to remedy however isn’t anticipated to go away medical institution for a number of days.”

He used to be admitted to the non-public King Edward VII’s Sanatorium every week in the past after feeling unwell. Royal officers known as it a precautionary measure.

Philip’s youngest son, Prince Edward, informed Sky Information that his father used to be “significantly better.”

Edward mentioned “he’s taking a look ahead to getting out, which is essentially the most certain factor, so we stay our palms crossed.”

Philip, who retired from public tasks in 2017, infrequently seems in public. All over England’s present coronavirus lockdown, Philip, often referred to as the Duke of Edinburgh, has been staying at Windsor Fort, west of London, with the queen.

Philip married Elizabeth in 1947 at Westminster Abbey in London, 5 years prior to she changed into queen, and is the longest-serving royal consort in British historical past.