Britain’s Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is recovering from a “successful” heart operation, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday.
Using the ceremonial title of the Palace of Philip, the palace stated, “The Duke of Edinburgh yesterday began a successful procedure for an already existing heart condition at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.”
“His Royal Highness will remain in hospital for several days to be treated, rested and admitted,” the statement said.
Philip – who is going to be 100 in June – has been hospitalized since 16 February, when he was admitted to London’s King Edward VII Hospital as a “precautionary measure”.
He was initially treated for an infection, but was transferred to a specialized cardiac care hospital in St. Bartholomew’s on Monday.
It was not immediately clear if the heart condition was treated in this week’s surgery, but Philip has had trouble with his ticker in the past.
In 2011, he was taken to the hospital by helicopter after a chest pain and treated for a blocked coronary artery.
Since hospitalized, the Duke has only been publicly visited by his son and heir, Prince Charles.
The 94-year-old queen remains at Windsor Castle, where she and Philip are living during the coronovirus epidemic, and continued to perform their official duties by video last week.
The couple received COVID-19 vaccination in January, and Philip’s disease is not thought to be associated with coronavirus.
The longest serving royal confederation in British history, Philip married the then Princess Elizabeth in 1947. He has four children, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
With post wires
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