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– Prince Philip has had a successful heart procedure at a London hospital, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. The palace says the 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, “underwent a successful procedure for pre-existing heart disease at St Bartholomew Hospital,” the AP reports. “His Royal Highness will remain in hospital for treatment, rest and recovery for several days,” the palace said in a statement. Philip, 99, has been admitted since he was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London on February 16, where he was treated for an infection. On Monday he was taken to a hospital specializing in cardiac care, St. Bartholomew.
Its disease is not thought to be related to coronavirus. Both Philip and the monarch received vaccines against COVID-19 in January and chose to publicize the matter to encourage others to get the vaccine. He has had heart problems in the past. In 2011, he was taken to hospital by helicopter after suffering chest pains and was treated for a blocked coronary artery. Philip retired in 2017 and rarely appears in public. Before being hospitalized, Philip had isolated himself at Windsor Castle, west London, with the Queen.
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