Prince Philip Admitted to Hospital 'As A Precaution': February 17, 2021

[Countessmeout]

Glad the procedure went well

Though he isn't home, the fact that he moved back to the private hospital is still a descent sign. He no longer needs the specialized cardiac ward and he was in good shape to be moved. Hopefully we will see him home soon.

As for the implications of the queen's husband, no a doctor will treat him any way. The queen is a reasonable woman. She knows her husband is almost 100 and there is a chance he might die from a procedure. Unless there is some reason to think malpractice, she is not going to hold it against doctors if he dies. Its not like she is some absolute monarch you have to worry the doctor will disappear or at the least lose his license if her husband dies.

While the staff may be a bit more respectful, doctors treat all patients the same.

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

Personally, I think Charles and Philip’s relationship has improved since the 1990s but even if it hasn't, the British royal family strongly believes in primogeniture, in fact it is sort of their thing [....].

Even if they do not believe in primogeniture at all: the law is the law. So essentially their idea about it is nice but without any legal effect.

 

[An Ard Ri]

The news is getting more and more positive, thankfully.

 

[Prinsara]

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2014/09/23/vip-syndrome-the-trouble-with-treating-the-famous

As much as we'd like to think doctors can manage to treat everybody exactly the same, it's been documented ("VIP syndrome") that the medical people are only human, too. There's an Israeli prime minister who died of exactly this. I'm glad Philip appears to be getting "normal" treatment (but then hasn't that been what he's insisted on his whole life?).

 

[Alisa]

Doctors do not treat everyone the same. In a perfect utopian they world they would. However the reality is that people from lower socioeconomic status, minorities, and women receive inferior health care.

There is no doubt that Philip is receiving the best of the best of healthcare and treatments because of who he is.

 

[US Royal Watcher]

I haven't seen any updates for a while but am continuing to dedicate prayers to the Duke and his family.

 

[Blog Real]

I haven't seen any updates for a while but am continuing to dedicate prayers to the Duke and his family.

Yes, news about Prince Philip's health has not been published. I hope everything is ok.

 

[Prinsara]

If it wasn't, we'd hear something...

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[roseroyal]

I do feel for them- all this stress.

 

[Kellydofc]

I'm going to hope no news is good news.

 

[Denville]

I think he's making a good recovery but poor Phil his illness isn't the big story right now....

 

[MARG]

If Philip were not 99 years old the BRF would have said nothing, not even that he was in hospital. Its considered private but as things are, they are releasing as little actual information as possible.

The Palace didn't elaborate on Prince Philip's initial problem and only told us he was transported to another hospital because too many people knew. Their pithy comment about him undergoing a sucessful "procedure" and moving back to the private hospital was all they wrote.

So, while we pray for him to improve to the point of being well enough to come home and fully recouperate so he can really enjoy celebrating his century, we are still speculating that originally he was admitted for a respiratory or urinary infection with an underlying heart condition.

I like the privacy definition of showing somewone a photo on your cellphone and them saying I want to see what else is on there. You showed me a photo and that means I have the right to see them all. Not happening! He is in hospital, has undergone a sucessful procedure and that's all she wrote. Now Prince Philip would probably have said "mind your own bloody business"!

 

[Denville]

AFAIK they have always announced when he has health conditions that involve hospitalisation or surgery. He has had quite a few over teh past years and if they did not announce it, it woudl be bound to get out....

 

[Eskimo]

I think he's making a good recovery but poor Phil his illness isn't the big story right now....

That probably makes him happy. He does not like a fuss over him

 

[amaryllus]

He will be stressed out and concerned though which will aggravate any pain/discomfort he probably feels and work is immune system.

 

[Erin9]

That probably makes him happy. He does not like a fuss over him

He probably doesn’t like WHY though. He can’t possibly be happy about the Sussex mess.

Hopefully he’s recovering well and can go home soon.

 

[Countessmeout]

At this point no news is almost as good as news. He is stable and though still needing treatment, he hasn't needed specialist treatment any more.

He had to have a heart procedure. As minor as it may have been, in someone's age that is still big. Its no surprise they are keeping him in to recover.

As Harry and Meghan have spoken to Philip and Elizabeth over the past year and none of it was a 'blindside', I doubt he was hit with a massive shock.

 

[Denville]

That probably makes him happy. He does not like a fuss over him

I doubt if he knows.. I get the feeling that Philip is a bit detached from things now, given his illness, being in hosptial and his great age....

 

[Alisa]

I will be amazed if the Duke recovers from all of this. It just dawned on me how cyclic his illness is. He initially went in for a bladder infection and ended up with a heart procedure no doubt he has a Foley catheter in to monitor his urinary output- but that also puts him at risk for possibly having another bladder infection and of course the longer he remains in the hospital the more likely he is to get a hospital acquired (nosocomial infection). Poor Philip!

 

[AC21091968]

Not exactly an update, The Duke of Edinburgh remains in King Edward VII's hospital for recovery after having a heart surgery at St Bartholomew's. This is his longest hospital stay.

Prince Philip health update: Duke remains in private King Edward VII's hospital
The Duke, who had heart surgery at St Bartholomew's, has been in hospital since Februrary 16 - his longest stay
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-f...date-duke-edinburgh-king-edward-vii-hospital/

 

[Osipi]

It stands to reason that Philip would be kept in the hospital until everything was given the "all clear" to go home again. They're probably monitoring every statistic in his blood work, his urine analysis and output and monitoring his heart. Any red flags at all would keep him there.

I'm going on 70 and my blood work is monitored and assessed frequently and it's something I've learned to follow myself to look for any warning signs that there is impending trouble.

I can imagine though that Philip is fit to be tied being made to remain in bed for this long of an extended period of time. I hope he's in good spirits.

 

[eya]

"Increased police presence in the last hour or so outside the King Edward VII hospital in London where the Duke of Edinburgh is being treated. Prince Philip, 99, has been in hospital for a month."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1371761123553329154

 

[AC21091968]

"Increased police presence in the last hour or so outside the King Edward VII hospital in London where the Duke of Edinburgh is being treated. Prince Philip, 99, has been in hospital for a month."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1371761123553329154

I wonder if that means The Duke of Edinburgh is going to be discharge from the hospital? At the same time Philip would hate how the press are getting so close to him, especially after he had to be shielded from umbrellas whilst being transferred into an ambulance.

 

[ACO]

A sick elderly man is hopefully being discharged. Look at the media trying to get a Money shot. I really can’t roll my eyes enough.

 

[Osipi]

I can see being concerned and wanting to know what is going on but good grief! Give the man a semblance of privacy and consideration. I'm hoping this is good news and Philip is on his way home (or actually home) now.

 

[Blog Real]

"Increased police presence in the last hour or so outside the King Edward VII hospital in London where the Duke of Edinburgh is being treated. Prince Philip, 99, has been in hospital for a month."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1371761123553329154

I hope that means he will be discharged from the hospital. Soon we should have news.

 

[Heavs]

I guess they want the shot to "prove" he's well enough to reach his 100th birthday or claim the opposite.

Hopefully he is well enough to be discharged.

 

[wbenson]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1371772802399866880

"BREAKING: It appears the Duke of Edinburgh has left hospital - 4 weeks after being admitted.
He walked to a car at the rear of the King Edward VII hospital and was driven away.
We await a formal statement from Buckingham Palace"

 

[Alison H]

He's been discharged. That's wonderful news.

 

[Osipi]

And... the man walked to his car. I can picture it in my mind. Philip, ramrod straight back and in full control of all his steam, flew the coop and went home! Probably muttering under his breath, "Thank God that's over!"