Palace: Prince Philip has infection, will stay in hospital
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Police stand guard outside the King Edward VII hospital In London, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, where Britain's Prince Philip is being treated. Prince Philip, 99, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday on the advice of his doctor in what Buckingham Palace described as “a precautionary measure.” (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Britain's Princess Elizabeth, second from left , later Queen Elizabeth II, and members of her family are escorted to Romsey Abbey, Hampshire, by Prince Philip of Greece, far right, later to become her husband, Oct. 26, 1946. From left to right, King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret Rose, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. The princesses were bridesmaids at the wedding of Lord Brabourne and the Hon. Patricia Mountbatten. (AP Photo/Eddie Worth)
This official picture of Britain's Princess Elizabeth, heir presumptive to the British throne and her fiance, Lieut. Philip Mountbatten, was made on July 10, 1947 in London. The Princess' engagement ring can be seen on her finger. (AP Photo)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh wave to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, Nov. 20, 1947. From left to right, King George VI, Princess Margaret, Lady Mary Cambridge, the bride and bridegroom, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary. (AP Photo)
This is the official wedding picture of Princess Elizabeth and her new husband Prince Philip,Duke of Edinburgh, made after their return to Buckingham Palace after their marriage in Westminster Abbey, Nov. 20, 1947. (AP Photo)
This is the first image of the royal newly-weds H.RH. British Princess Elizabeth - Duchess of Edinburgh, and H.RH. Prince Philip - Duke of Edinburgh, in the grounds of Broadlands (the home of Earl Mountbatten, governer-general of India), at Ramsey, Hampshire, where they are spending their honeymoon, November 23, 1947. Here the royal couple shares a loving look. (AP Photo)
Britain's Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh walk on April 23, 1948 in a courtyard of Windsor Castle, Windsor, England. They were invested with the Order of the Garter. (AP Photo)
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, left, chats with U.S. tennis players Louise Brough, center, and Margaret duPont at Lady Crosfield's pre-Wimbledon garden party, June 13, 1949, in the grounds of her house at Highgate Hill, London. (AP Photo/John Rider-Rider)
Princess Elizabeth, not shown, currently touring Canada with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, smiles as he participates in a square dance at Government House in Ottawa, Ont. on Oct. 11, 1951. (AP Photo)
The Duke of Edinburgh, in Rome with Princess Elizabeth, is shown during workout to play in the annual tournament between Italian teams and teams from Malta, April 13, 1951. (AP Photo)
In this Aug. 1951 file photo, Princess Elizabeth stands with her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at the couple's London residence at Clarence House. (AP Photo/Eddie Worth, file)
The Duke of Edinburgh accepts the Cicero Cup on behalf of his polo team here on June 2, 1952 in Sussex, England. The duke scored one of three goals as his team defeated Breechwood in a match for the cup. (AP Photo)
This is a June. 2, 1953 file photo of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as they wave to supporters from the balcony at Buckingham Palace, following her coronation at Westminster Abbey. London. (AP Photo/Leslie Priest, File)
Queen Elizabeth II, during a colorful ceremony on June 2, 1955 at Balmoral Palace in Scotland, presented new colors to the 1st Battalion, of the Queen's own Cameron highlanders on May 30. The Duke of Edinburgh, right, was dressed in full ceremonial garb and carried the silver-hilted claymore the camerons presented him at Luneburg, Germany. Left is Maj. Gen. D.N. Wimberly. The groups are walking to the saluting base for the ceremony of New Colors. The Queen's children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, watched the military pageantry from a castle window. (AP Photo)
Prince Philip smiles from cockpit of his speed boat after being towed to home of a friend when the vessel broke down as he was boating on the Medina River in Cowes, England on August 7, 1957. The Prince is shown here as he arrives at the home of Uffa Fox, his yachting adviser, at Cowes, Isle of Wight, England with Philip is Prince Charles. (AP Photo)
Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh during a tour of an distillation plant which is under construction at Clifton Park near Nassau in the Bahamas during a four day visit from April 24 - 28 1959. He viewed the construction and talked with workers and officials. (AP Photo/Valentine)
The British royal family stroll at Balmoral castle, Scotland, with Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the Prime Minister of Ghana on August 12, 1959. Dr. Nkrumah, right, who was born a West African Tribesman, wears western dress while the Queen's husband, Prince Philip, left, and their children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, wear kilts. Nkrumah was made a privy counselor by Queen Elizabeth II during his visit and discussed possibility of a royal tour later. (AP Photo)
Prince Philip wore traditional gray topper as he escorted Queen Elizabeth II to the races at Ascot, England on June 19, 1962. The Royal couple headed a title-studded group at the fashionable track. The Queen waved as she and the Prince rode in an open carriage around the track prior to the race program. (AP Photo)
Prince Philip pulls his mount up sharp during a polo match at Windsor, Berkshire, June 20, 1965. He captured Windsor Park in the final of the Royal Windsor cup against Cowdray Park. The Duke's team won the match. (AP Photo)
In this Nov. 20, 1972 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are surround by their family in Buckingham Palace, in London, on the occasion of the royal couples silver wedding. From left in the picture are shown: Prince Charles, Prince Edward, the youngest child (aged 8), the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew (aged 12) and Princess Anne, (22). (AP Photo, File)
Great Britain's Prince Philip, left, and Princess Anne, center, visit Olympic team members on Aug. 30, 1972 during the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. (AP Photo)
Britain's Duke of Edinburgh picks up the feather as he receives a tradditional Maori welcome on arrival in the Queen Elizabeth II Park Stadium, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Jan. 24, 1974, to open the Tenth Commonwealth Games. In this ancient Maori challenge, the feather is thrown at the feet of the Duke, with the chant, Do you come as friend or foe, by picking up the feather the Duke was accepted and welcomed. (AP Photo)
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, walk on the grounds of Sandringham House, Norfolk on Feb. 4, 1982, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne. (AP Photo)
First Lady Nancy Reagan, left, is greeted by Britain's Prince Philip on arrival at Buckingham Palace, Saturday, June 9, 1984, London, England. Mrs. Reagan was accompanying Pres. Ronald Regan to attend a banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth for Economic summit leaders. (AP Photo/Lana Harris)
Sam Wanamaker, left, and Robert Corder, coordinators of International Shakespeare Week, applaud as Prince Philip unveils a timber pile during a ground-breaking ceremony for the Globe Theatre, London, July 16, 1987. The project will reconstruct Shakespeare's Globe Theatre close its original site on the south bank of the River Thames. (AP Photo/Gerald Penny)
In this Tuesday, May 14, 1991 file photo President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush accompany Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip across the South Lawn of the White House. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
Prince Philip, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince Charles follow the coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales along Horse Guards Parade toward Westminster Abbey, London for the funeral service in this Saturday Sept. 6, 1997 file photo. (AP Photo/David Brauchli)
Britain's Prince Philip stands beside a cartoon of his wife Britain's Queen Elizabeth II behind the bar in the Old Vic pub from the TV show Eastenders drawn by Trogg for the Golden Jubillee, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002. The Duke was on a visit to the Cartoon Art Trust's Kings and Queens exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London, of which he is a patron. (AP Photo/Chris Harris/The Times/WPA pool)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, center, and Prince Philip, left, meet Nelson Mandela, during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, Monday, Oct. 20, 2003, to mark the centenary of the Rhodes Trust, started by the 19th century entrepreneur, Cecil John Rhodes, which provides scholarships for students around the world to study at Oxford University. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool)
Prince Philip, holds up an umbrella for his wife Britain's Queen Elizabeth II before she unveiled a plinth to inaugurate the Grand Harbour Marina in Vittoriosa, during her state visit to Malta, where she attends the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Thursday Nov. 24, 2005. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Britain's Prince Philip takes part in the 2006 Houpetoun estate horse driving trials at a two-day event on the Hoptoun estate, at South Queensferry near Edinburgh, Scotland, on Sunday May 28, 2006. "The Duke of Hazard: The Wit and Wisdom of Prince Philip," a book which catalogues the prince's history of verbal gaffes, was released Wednesday, May 31, 2006. (AP Photo/Andrew Milligan,PA)
Britain's Prince Philip, left, talks to his grandsons, Prince William, center, and Prince Harry, right, following The Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, England, Wednesday April 12, 2006. Harry, 21, second son of Prince Charles, began training at the Royal Military Academy last May to become an army officer in the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry, one of the British army's oldest units. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, receives information as he visits traffic monitoring center in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2008. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is making her first visit to Turkey in nearly 37 years to highlight the importance Britain attaches to the predominantly Muslim country that is vying for European Union membership. (AP Photo/Salih Zeki Fazlioglu, Pool)
Queen Elizabeth II sits on the throne beside Prince Philip, right, in the House of Lords prior to delivering the Queen's Speech at the Palace of Westminster in London Tuesday, May, 25, 2010. Queen Elizabeth II has opened Parliament nearly 60 times, but she will have an unfamiliar task Tuesday as she sets out the legislative program of a coalition government _ the country's first since World War II. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are greeted by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as they arrive on Marine One at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Friday, April 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Britain's Prince Philip, in his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines, attends a Parade on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace, in central London, Wednesday Aug. 2, 2017. The 96-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip made his final solo appearance to mark the finale of the Royal Marines Charity, 1664 Global Challenge. (Hannah McKay/Pool via AP)
Britain's Prince Philip, right, in his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines, talks to troops as he attends a Parade on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace, in central London, Wednesday Aug. 2, 2017. The 96-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip made his final solo appearance to mark the finale of the Royal Marines Charity, 1664 Global Challenge. (Hannah McKay / Pool via AP)
In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 file photo, Britain's Prince Philip waits for the bridal procession following the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, near London, England. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)
Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, at Windsor Castle speaks to Assistant Colonel Commandant, Major General Tom Copinger-Symeas during a ceremony for the transfer of the Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles from the Duke to Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, at Windsor Castle, England, Wednesday July 22, 2020. (Adrian Dennis/Pool via AP)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh pose for a photo June 1, 2020, in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, ahead of his 99th birthday on Wednesday, June 10. The Queen is wearing an Angela Kelly dress with the Cullinan V diamond brooch, while Prince Philip is wearing a Household Division tie. (Steve Parsons/Pool via AP)
LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip is “comfortable” in a London hospital where he is being treated for an infection, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday.
The palace said Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is “comfortable and responding to treatment but is not expected to leave hospital for several days.”
He was admitted to the private King Edward VII’s Hospital a week ago after feeling ill. The illness was not related to the coronavirus and royal officials called it a precautionary measure.
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Philip’s youngest son, Prince Edward, told Sky News that his father was “a lot better.”
Edward said “he’s looking forward to getting out, which is the most positive thing, so we keep our fingers crossed.”
Other members of the royal family have continued their official duties during Philip’s hospitalization.
Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, retired from public duties in 2017 and rarely appears in public. During England’s current coronavirus lockdown, he and the queen had been staying at Windsor Castle, west of London.
Both Philip and Elizabeth, 94, received COVID-19 vaccinations in January.
The queen performed her first face-to-face event of the year on Thursday, when she knighted a royal aide during a private, socially distanced ceremony at Windsor.
Philip, whose 100th birthday is in June, married Elizabeth in 1947 at London’s Westminster Abbey five years before she became queen. He is the longest-serving royal consort in British history.
He last stayed in the hospital in December 2019, when he was treated for a “pre-existing condition” and discharged after four nights.
