LONDON — Britain’s Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been discharged from a London hospital several days after undergoing a heart procedure.
Britain’s Prince Philip has left a London hospital after being treated for an infection and undergoing a heart procedure. The 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II had been hospitalized since being admitted on Feb. 16. https://t.co/x87iVfHf8f
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 16, 2021
According to The Associated Press, the 99-year-old Philip was seen leaving King Edward VII’s Hospital on Tuesday, one month after he was first hospitalized for treatment of an infection on Feb. 16. On March 3, he was transferred to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he “underwent a successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition” before returning to King Edward VII’s Hospital for continuing treatment and recovery, Buckingham Palace said at the time.
Prince Philip has undergone a “successful procedure for a pre-existing heart condition” and will remain in hospital for now pic.twitter.com/bL4xwZy9F3
— Karla Adam (@karlaadam) March 4, 2021
Philip was vaccinated against COVID-19 earlier this year, and his illness was “not believed to be related to the coronavirus,” according to the AP.
Buckingham Palace has not commented on Philip’s release from the hospital, the AP reported.
– The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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