Prince William said on Monday that Prince Philip was ‘OK’ after his 99-year-old grandfather spent a sixth night in a London hospital.
“Yes, he’s OK, they’re watching him,” William said during a tour of an English vaccination center when asked about Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
According to reporters, William delivered the hopeful news with a wink, though the video suggested he might have just flickered while adjusting a mask.
Philip was admitted to private King Edward VII Hospital in London on Tuesday as a “precaution” after feeling unwell, Buckingham Palace said at the time.
It is not believed that his disease is related to COVID-19. Both he and the queen (94) received a first dose of vaccine in early January and stayed in a so-called “HMS Bubble” at Windsor Castle.
His eldest son, the heir to the throne, Prince Charles, was spotted on Saturday when he visited him in hospital.
Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, married the then Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and is the longest-serving royal mill in British history. He and the queen have four children, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He retired from public duty in 2017 and rarely appeared in public.
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