Prince Philip Hospitalized for 'Pre-Existing Condition': December 20, 2019


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The man seems pretty strong and healthy....you don't drive a team of horses without a strong core/upper body...which he still does, and a team of four!

Sounds like this is just a routine test of some type.


LaRae
 
We haven’t seen Prince Philip in public for some time. Usually he’ll pop up carriage driving on the royal estates, but we haven’t seen that for some time. I’m guessing that he hasn’t been all that well for a minute.
 
Philip has more than earned the right to use the royal helicopter flight to get where he needs to be. Its not like Air Ambulance was called to air lift him to London. Truth be told, if I could cut a trip shorter by taking such means, I most definitely would.

At Philip's age, even a slight cold can easily turn into something much more dire and taking a precaution perhaps as Philip may be doing on his doctor's advice, is a good thing. Nip it in the bud. Get on the right medication for whatever condition he may have and hopefully will be back at Sandringham for all the holiday celebrations coming up with family and friends.
 
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I hope he will be soon with his family for the Christmas time but we must be Always carefully for a man who is very aged, a cold may turn very quickly in Something worst
 
Dman said:
We haven’t seen Prince Philip in public for some time. Usually he’ll pop up carriage driving on the royal estates, but we haven’t seen that for some time. I’m guessing that he hasn’t been all that well for a minute.
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I believe he was nto well a couple of months ago.. and I think that he keeps to a quiet pottering life now. He is probably not up to driving a carriage and has given up driving a car.. I hope he pulls thrugh this but he's an old old man and not that well...
 
Could be that he needed an antibiotic that could only be delivered via IV? Perhaps a good way to cure a suspected pneumonia?
 
:previous: But those can be administered at home, I suspect that if he has a flu like illness his breathing is compromised and he requires more monitoring and the doctors want additional assistance that only a hospital can provide.
 
Osipi said:
Philip has more than earned the right to use the royal helicopter flight to get where he needs to be. Its not like Air Ambulance was called to air lift him to London. Truth be told, if I could cut a trip shorter by taking such means, I most definitely would.
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I agree. At my age of 78 I certainly would cut any trip shorter if possible when not feeling well. I still drive from Kentucky to Philadelphia or down or Orlando to visit family but even that gets tiring so make a stop now some times. Plus, when stated that he might have flu, that can be serious if not treated promptly especially at that age. He has always been a tough old guy with a no nonsense attitude on life. If he went to hospital he must have thought it advisable to have whatever test they wanted to give him. He has always been one of my favorite royals as he says what he feels. You don't like it, he doesn't care. You ask his opinion, he doesn't sugar coat it. Like my Dad.
 
TLLK said:
:previous: But those can be administered at home, I suspect that if he has a flu like illness his breathing is compromised and he requires more monitoring and the doctors want additional assistance that only a hospital can provide.
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He didn't go because he was ill...he had a scheduled appointment where he needed to be in for observation. He's expected to be there a few days then go home.


LaRae
 
Pranter said:
He didn't go because he was ill...he had a scheduled appointment where he needed to be in for observation. He's expected to be there a few days then go home.


LaRae
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Well, I hope you are right, LaRae -- I know that's the official version. However it does seem strange that he is helicoptered to his "scheduled appointment" on the very day that the Queen heads for Sandringham, and so misses greeting her. And so close to Christmas, couldn't it have been "scheduled" last week?
Something doesn't seem quite right, just my gut feeling. But we'll never really know, nor should we, I suppose.
 
The official version is that it was pre-planned, which can mean anything from planned a year ago to planned an hour beforehand. All it means is that he was not blue-lighted in as an emergency. I suspect it was planned only shortly before, because it is an odd time of year for a "routine checkup", and it would have made more sense for him to come down to London for the luncheon on Wednesday and go back to Sandringham with the Queen.
 
It was stated that he was going in hospital for treatment and observation for a pre-existing condition. That could be related to his heart (blocked artery with a stent) or his urinary issues (infection, retention, etc), both things we know about, or any one of a multitude of other health issues that we rightfully know nothing about. It's the timing that is odd and cause for speculation and comment. At no point have royal sources said or implied that this was a visit for a routine check-up, or that it has anything to do with something like flu.
 
Its cold and flu season and, if I'm not mistaken, people have stated that there's plenty of the two going around the UK right now. Its the same here in the States.

Philip has been hospitalized a few times before for chest infections and pneumonia and, at his age, they'd want to keep an eye on his condition for a bit to assure that the medications are working and that the chances of any illness getting worse is minimal.

He's where he needs to be right now and hopefully will be released and sent home to be with family for the holidays. I think our biggest clue here is that the Queen is in Norfolk rather than London. If there were real concerns about Philip's health, I'm sure his wife would want to be right there with him.
 
This is likely exactly what has been communicated by the palace. Nothing more, nothing less. A precautionary admission to keep him under observation. Likely to make sure the medication is doing what it should and to prevent an infection from going to the heart, lungs or kidneys, wich in his age can quickly become critical...

The closest hospital to Sandringham is Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital in Kings Lynn (named after The Queen Mother). The closest University hospital with advanced specialist care should be Cambridge or Norwich to where i assume Philip would have been taken by ambulance, had his life been in danger. As that’s apparently not the case, his principal doctor decided to have him in where he/she works in London to keep him under observation himself/herself...

The Queen having been treated at the same hospital herself many times and knows its good quality, likely don’t want to put any extra burden at the hospital by being there herself and likely keeps contact with Philip over the phone. If things becomes critical, i have no doubt that she, Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward would travel immediately to their husband and fathers bedside but we are not there yet and hopefully won’t be for a long time yet...
 
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I suspect that it was pre planned and if it were a cause for concern HM would have stayed in London rather than make the journey to Sandringham when likely Philip was practically on his way already. Everything I’ve heard is it was pre-planned and there is no reason, other than not wanting to, not to believe that.

That said at Philip’s age any admission to hospital is a cause for concern. Though I wonder if Philip may not secretly be happy to have an excuse to duck out of any Christmas events now lol
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That would be him,yes!!

Wishing him well?

Yes ofcourse,but even a Duke,a Royal Duke,is only human and will pass some day.I hope he stays along as long as possible but the vault at St.George Chapel is there to be occupied one day in the not too distant future,they didn't build that for nothing.
 
Can you imagine someone at his bedside telling him

lucien said:
... the vault at St.George Chapel is there to be occupied one day in the not too distant future,they didn't build that for nothing.
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I bet he'd have a good laugh about it (and only make him more determined to walk out of the hospital on his own two legs ? )
 
He definitely has a penchant for wry humour and gallows humour. I bet he thoroughly enjoyed the flight since he doesn't travel often.

I take comfort that the official reasons are correct for no other reason than HM donned her traditional headscarf and took the train to Norfolk. Had he been actually I'll, I don't think she would have left London.
 
None of the Royal Reporters are showing much interest in this...typically if their sources have more info/scoop they are quick to release what they have heard.

Based on the behavior of the Queen, and the fact Phillip walked into the hospital and it's been said it was a scheduled visit for observation on a pre-existing condition, none of the family has been rushing round to get to the hospital ..I don't think there's anything serious going on.


LaRae
 
Bet he’ll walk out in front of the journalists when he is discharged and telling them in the ”Philip way” to not start covering his funeral yet ;)
 
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Any more specific information, other than what Prince Charles stated, would surely be private. I don't feel it's necessary to report hospital stays and health checks.
I can see why people might worry, given Philip's age; so I think any announcements are to quash public anxiety.
 
Its always hard for BP to do anything right when it comes to health and hospital visits. If they say someone has gone in (especially the older generation) it causes panic and people assume the worst. My grandparents are regular visitors to hospital for one ailment or another and they are a good 10 years younger than Philip. Its always a bit nerve wracking hearing they’ve gone in and like this with philip its not always clear why they are in and what treatment they may get, but they come out a bit later much better.
The only other thing BP could have done was not announce (tbh Philip is so out the public eye its not like we would have known straight away) but then there would have been merry hell if someone had seen him or knew he was in and leaked it. Remember when the BBC did a dress rehearsal of coverage of HM’s death which someone saw and talked about on line then it came out HM had been in hospital for an annual health check and the media lost their heads for a moment. There really is no easy answer. All I take comfort in is, when Philip was taken to hospital from sandringham with what was basically the start of a heart attack his family all visited within days. That was the last time IMO we saw a real sense of panic, there is none of that this time so I think they are confident whatever the issue its not life threatening but enough to mean putting up with it at home is not on.
 
Well, if the hospitalization was scheduled, that would be one way for Philip to get out of dealing with all of the holiday chaos. ��
 
Emme said:
Well, if the hospitalization was scheduled, that would be one way for Philip to get out of dealing with all of the holiday chaos. ��
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What chaos? I know Philip is said to love Boxing Day, and even though he no longer shoots he still is head honcho there.
 
Ista said:
Well, that's ambiguous. Originally the information was that he would be in hospital for a couple of days, so at this point I would have expected him to either be heading home or to know when he is due to be discharged.
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It sounds like there is worry about him.. He's ill and he's 98...
 
King of the Jungle said:
Any more specific information, other than what Prince Charles stated, would surely be private. I don't feel it's necessary to report hospital stays and health checks.
I can see why people might worry, given Philip's age; so I think any announcements are to quash public anxiety.
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He doesn't need to say that they themselves don't know anything else. He could also state that that's all he can say/share.

However, the fact that he apparently also added something about illness and age meaning things go slower isn't the best sign.

Still, to me it's strange that the Royal Family tends not to visit their family members in hospital unless it's very critical. Even the Spanish royal family with all their complicated relationships seems more prone to visit family members in hospital.
 
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