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Prince Philip is dead – the sad information was confirmed by Buckingham Palace in an official announcement. Information about the 99-year-old’s poor health has appeared in the media for several weeks. What was he sick with?
- On April 9, Buckingham Palace announced the death of Prince Philip. «With deep sadness Her Majesty announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness died peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle »
- On June 10, he would have turned 100 years old
- A few weeks ago, Prince Philip underwent heart surgery. «The treatment went well and was successful»
- Since 2011, he has been hospitalized eight times in total for various ailments. The most common infections were urinary tract infections
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Prince Philip is dead
«With deep sadness Her Majesty announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness died peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle. Further information will be provided in due course. The royal family joins people all over the world in mourning his loss, ”reads a press release from Buckingham Palace.
Prince Filip was hospitalized in February 2021.
On February 16, 99-year-old Prince Philip was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London. According to official announcements, he felt bad and his stay in the facility was supposed to be preventive.
«Admitting the prince to the hospital is a precautionary measure, on the advice of His Majesty’s physician, after he felt unwell. The prince is to remain under surveillance for the next few days, so that he will have a proper rest »- informed the spokesman of the royal family.
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Some time later it was reported that the Duke had an infection and needed longer treatment. Information quickly emerged that the prince’s infection has nothing to do with the coronavirus, nor is it related to vaccination against COVID-19. In early January, Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II received the first dose of the vaccine. Information on the second dose was not reported in the media.
Buckingham Palace did not reveal any details of the ailments with which the Duke was struggling. British tabloids, as was their custom, speculated that the condition of Elizabeth II’s husband was deteriorating more and more. However, members of the royal family who visited the 99-year-old in the hospital assured that she was doing great and was doing well.
Prince Philip underwent heart surgery
On Monday, March 1, the prince was transferred to another facility – St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, which specializes in heart disease. “We are the largest specialist cardiovascular center in Europe,” reads the hospital’s website.
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«The Duke of Edinburgh was transferred today from King Edward VII Hospital to St. Bartholomew, where doctors will continue treatment for the infection, as well as undertake tests and observations for pre-existing heart disease. The prince is still well and responding to treatment, but is expected to stay in the hospital at least until the end of the week »- was the official announcement.
He underwent “surgery for a pre-existing heart disease”. The treatment went well and was “successful”.
After a month’s stay, on March 16, the British monarch left the hospital. The 99-year-old husband of the Queen of Great Britain was photographed leaving the hospital, assisted by the police and security. King Edward VII in London.
Prince Philip and his diseases
According to the British media, it was the eighth visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to the hospital in the last ten years. He was most often hospitalized due to recurrent urinary tract infection and surgery. He had not received treatment for heart problems before.
In June 2012, he was admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital due to acute cystitis. The prince became ill during the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, which caused him to miss several celebrations.
Two months later, he was admitted to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmaryz Hospital in Scotland due to a recurrent infection. It was again in June 2017, the urinary tract infection remembered again, and the Duke was once again treated at King Edward VII Hospital. Then, in turn, he did not appear at the opening of the new parliamentary session, he was replaced by his son – Prince Charles.
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In 2019, Prince Philip spent four nights at King Edward VII Hospital. Buckingham Palace said it was being treated for “pre-existing conditions”.
In December 2011, he was transferred to the Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, due to chest pain. The stay lasted a total of four days, during which time he underwent a coronary angioplasty, a stent was implanted, which opened the blood vessels,
In 2013, he was hospitalized due to abnormalities in the abdominal cavity, and he was released after 11 days. Five years later, he underwent hip surgery at King Edward VII Hospital. He was implanted with an endoprosthesis and stayed in hospitals for 10 days.
Prince Philip withdrew from public life
In 2017, Prince Philip resigned from his official duties and has rarely appeared in public since then. He was last officially seen last year when he handed over the ceremonial role of the head of The Rifles, the British Army’s infantry regiment, to his daughter-in-law, Princess Camilla.
In January 2019, after causing a minor collision, he gave up driving. The Duke of Edinburgh also used a hearing aid.
On June 10 this year, Prince Philip would have celebrated his 100th birthday.
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