Prince Philip spent a second night in the hospital after being admitted as a “precautionary measure”. The Duke of Edinburgh is not feeling well, according to Buckingham Palace, and was taken to hospital on Tuesday on the advice of his doctor. ITV Royal editor Chris Ship spoke to Good Morning Britain about the latest updates on the condition of 99-year-old royalty.
He told viewers: “One thing you don’t get from royalty is a medical record.
“We are not going to have an update on his illness while he is in the hospital.
“In fact, it was quite unusual for them to tell us that he didn’t have a coronavirus.
“Considering everything the country has been through in the past year, I think it was inevitable.”
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Mr. Ship continued: “People could have come to that conclusion in another way.
“But here we have a man who is 99 and 100 in June.
“He will have pre-existing conditions, they did not tell us why he is in the hospital, other than the fact that he was feeling bad for a few days.
“When he saw the Palace doctor in Windsor, it was decided that he should go to the hospital.”
A spokesman for Buckingham Palace now said the duke “must remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and rest”.
A statement issued said: “His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London on Tuesday night.
“Admitting the duke is a precautionary measure, on the advice of His Royal Highness’s doctor, after feeling ill.”
A spokesman # 10 shared Boris Johnson’s message of support: “The PM sends his best wishes to the Duke of Edinburgh while he rests a few days in the hospital.”