“The Duke of Edinburgh stays at King Edward VII Hospital, where he receives medical attention for an infection. He is comfortable and responds to treatment, but is not expected to leave the hospital for several days,” he said. say the palace in a statement.
Prince Philip was taken to hospital last Tuesday after “feeling unwell”, Buckingham Palace said.
On Monday, his grandson, Prince William, said the 99-year-old was “fine” and that hospital staff were “watching him”.
Prince William made these statements during a visit to a vaccination center in Norfolk, England, on Monday.
Prince Philip, who turned 100 in June, took a step back from public life in 2017 and has been taken to hospital several times in recent years. In December 2019, he received hospital treatment for a pre-existing illness.
His last admission was not an emergency, according to a royal source, who said he traveled to King Edward VII Hospital by car and entered without help. The source added that the disease was not related to Covid-19.
Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The couple spent most of last year at Windsor Castle, having moved away from Buckingham Palace during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020.