Prince Philip has been in hospital since February 16.
After his transfer, there is now surprising news: The 99-year-old has had a heart operation!
London - Royals fans have been worried about Prince Philip's health for days.
Now there is news from the Queen's husband, who has been in the hospital since February 16: The 99-year-old has had a heart operation.
Buckingham Palace announced this in a message.
In mid-February, Prince Philip was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital after complaining of malaise.
At first it was said that the whole thing was a pure "precautionary measure".
It later became known that he was undergoing treatment there for an unspecified infection.
Since then, the royal family has always said that the prince is doing well under the circumstances.
Visits by his son Prince Charles and grandson William put the fans in new worry.
Prince Philip: Queen husband had heart surgery - he was recently transferred to another hospital
At the beginning of the week, the palace surprisingly announced that Queen Elizabeth II's husband had been transferred to St. Bartholomew's Hospital.
The clinic is a very renowned heart center.
The reason given was that in addition to the already known infection, they also wanted to examine a previous heart disease.
Now the news followed that Prince Philip had been operated on.
The operation probably took place on Wednesday and went well.
"The Duke underwent a successful operation yesterday in St. Bartholomew's Hospital because of a pre-existing heart disease," the official statement said.
He will now spend a few more days in the clinic for treatment and recovery.
It is already the longest known hospital stay of Prince Philip.
The monarch, who is planning his 100th birthday this year, has repeatedly had health problems in recent years.
For about 30 years he has been suffering from an unknown heart disease, as the
Dailymail
reported.
The disease became public in 2007, followed by heart surgery in 2011 because Prince Philip complained of chest pain.
Because the prince's artery was blocked, the then 90-year-old was stented.
