Prince Philip 'comfortable and responding

to treatment' for infection in hospital 

23 February 2021

'Duke of Edinburgh remains at King Edward VII's Hospital where he is receiving medical
attention for an infection,' palace says

The Duke of Edinburgh is responding to treatment for an infection but is not expected to be
discharged from hospital for several days, Buckingham Palace has said. 

Prince Philip, 99, was admitted to the private King Edward VII hospital in Marylebone,
central London, last Tuesday for a few days’ “rest and observation” after feeling unwell.

It was not an emergency admission and the Duke walked in unaided but a royal source said
doctors were acting “with an abundance of caution.”

In an update released on Tuesday afternoon, Buckingham Palace said: “The Duke of

Edinburgh remains at King Edward VII’s Hospital where he is receiving medical attention for
an infection. 

“He is comfortable and responding to treatment but is not expected to leave hospital for
several days.”

The Palace tends not to release private medical information about members of the Royal
Family but opted to provide an update due to the length of the Duke’s stay, it is understood.

Meanwhile, the Earl of Wessex revealed that the Royal Family was keeping its “fingers
crossed” and that his father was “a lot better” after seven nights in hospital.

Prince Edward, 56, the Duke’s youngest son, appeared upbeat as said he described how he
had spoken to the Duke on the phone.

He told Sky News: "He's a lot better thank you very much indeed, and he's looking forward to
getting out, which is the most positive thing. So we keep our fingers crossed."

Asked whether his father felt a sense of frustration at being stuck in hospital, the Earl replied:
“Just a bit! I think that gets to all of us…  you can only watch the clock so many times and the
walls are only so interesting.”

He added: “We’ve had some brilliant and lovely messages from all sorts of people and we
really appreciate that and so does he, I’ve been passing them on. It’s fantastic thank you.”

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