Prince Philip transferred back to private hospital

Britain’s Prince Philip was transferred to the King Edward VII private hospital in London on Friday morning, following a “successful” heart procedure on Thursday, Buckingham Palace said in a statement.

He was transferred to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, also in London, on Monday for continued treatment of an infection and what the Palace said would be testing and observation for a pre-existing heart condition. On Thursday, the palace said he had undergone a heart procedure there.

“Following the Duke of Edinburgh’s successful procedure at St Bartholomew’s Hospital on Wednesday, His Royal Highness has been transferred to King Edward VII’s Hospital this morning,” Friday’s statement read.

“The Duke is expected to remain in the hospital for continuing treatment for a number of days.”

Philip had initially been at the private King Edward VII hospital on Feb. 16; where the royals usually go when they require treatments and recovery from illness; when it first became known that he was “feeling unwell,” more than two weeks ago. At the time; palace sources stressed that it was not an emergency admission and that he walked into the hospital unaided. The exact reason for his admission was not disclosed, but it was confirmed that it did not relate to coronavirus.

Four days later; he was visited by his eldest son Prince Charles, who made a round trip from his home in Highgrove residence in Gloucestershire, south-west England, and stayed for around 30 minutes.

During a visit to a vaccination center in London earlier this week, Prince Charles’ wife Camilla; the Duchess of Cornwall; said Prince Philip had ‘slightly improved’.

“So, that’s very good news. We’ll keep our fingers crossed,” she said.