London: Prince Philip, the 91-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to a hospital for an exploratory operation on his abdomen, a statement from the Buckingham Palace said.
"His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted to the London Clinic for an exploratory operation following abdominal investigations. He is expected to stay in hospital for up to two weeks," said a statement issued on Thursday night by the Palace.
Philip is expected to remain at the London Clinic for up to two weeks. Philip's admission to hospital came shortly after he attended a Buckingham Palace garden party on Thursday.
The Duke had missed an engagement at the palace on Monday night because he was said to be feeling "under the weather"....
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06:34 AM, Jun 07, 2013
Beijing: In a shocking discovery, a 66-year-old "apparently" male patient in Hong Kong found himself to be a woman when he went to a hospital seeking treatment for abdominal swelling. Doctors found that the the swelling was a cyst on his ovary and he was in fact a woman. The case was reported by doctors from Hong Kong's Kwong Wah Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, who treated the patient. It...
03:10 PM, Jun 05, 2013
London: Queen Elizabeth II kicked off the four-day Diamond Jubilee celebrations this weekend to mark 60 years since being officially crowned Queen of England. The 87-year-old monarch was joined by husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the Epsom Derby on Saturday, one of the key events in Britain's racing calendar which was also their first official engagement soon after the coronation ceremony in 1953. On Sunday, the official...
01:00 AM, Jun 03, 2013
London: For the first time in 40 years, Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth summit to be held in Sri Lanka in November, deciding to send her son Prince Charles instead for the biennial event. 87-year-old Queen will miss the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) for the first time since 1973, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday. "I can confirm that the Queen will be represented by the Prince...
04:15 PM, May 07, 2013
London: Queen Elizabeth II is set to approve a new succession law that will end the age-old precedence enjoyed by male heirs in line to Britain's throne, ending centuries of religious and gender discrimination. 'The Succession to the Crown Bill', which is set to become law in coming days, means that if Prince William and Kate Middleton were to have a daughter in July, she would be crowned Queen. The...
09:57 AM, Apr 24, 2013
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron delivered an emotional tribute to Margaret Thatcher in parliament on Wednesday, but political opponents boycotted the debate on her legacy, underlining how divisive a figure she remains even in death. MPs were recalled from their holidays for the first time for the death of a public figure since Queen Elizabeth's mother died in 2002, reflecting the "Iron Lady's" place in history. Thatcher, who died...
04:47 AM, Apr 11, 2013
London: Queen Elizabeth II has received a 5 million-pound ($7.6 million) boost in annual funds the British monarch receives from taxpayers to carry out official duties, pay staff and maintain royal palaces. The Sovereign Grant has been set at 36.1 million pounds for the 2013/14 financial year, compared to 31 million pounds allocated during 2012. The new fund - which equals 15 per cent of the profits of the Crown...
06:45 AM, Apr 04, 2013
US First Lady Michelle Obama has been named the most stylish woman in the world beating Queen Elizabeth and Victoria Beckham. The 49-year-old was commended for using fashion as a "force for good" by Sunday Times Style magazine, reports contactmusic.com. ...
06:37 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday was admitted to a hospital here "as a precaution" after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace officials said. The 86-year-old monarch has been taken to King Edward VII Hospital in London, a palace spokesman said. ...
02:40 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Britain's Queen Elizabeth went into hospital in London on Sunday with symptoms of gastroenteritis, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said on Sunday. All the monarch's engagements for the coming week, including a trip to Italy, have been cancelled or postponed as a precaution, the spokesman said. ...
11:08 PM, Mar 03, 2013
British Prime Minister David Cameron says Kohinoor, the giant diamond his country forced India to hand over in the colonial era that was set in a royal crown, will not be returned. ...
11:36 AM, Feb 21, 2013
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04:27 AM, Feb 10, 2013
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02:26 AM, Jan 05, 2013
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03:58 PM, Jan 04, 2013
Stella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain's record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the so-called "God particle," are among the hundreds being honoured by Queen Elizabeth II this New Year. The list is particularly heavy with Britain's Olympic heroes, but it also includes "Star Wars" actor Ewan McGregor, eccentric English singer Kate Bush, Roald Dahl illustrator Quentin Blake and Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton,...
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03:37 PM, Dec 06, 2012
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04:26 AM, Nov 26, 2012
London: Doctors treating 15-year-old Pakistani shooting victim Malala Yousufzai said on Friday that she is able to stand with help and to write, though she still shows signs of infection. The girl is "well enough that she's agreed that she's happy, in fact keen, for us to share more clinical detail," said Dr Dave Rosser, medical director at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. "She is also keen that I thank...
05:57 PM, Oct 19, 2012
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07:49 AM, Aug 17, 2012
London: Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, was admitted to hospital on Wednesday with a recurrence of the bladder infection he suffered earlier this summer, Buckingham Palace said. Palace officials said he would likely stay in the hospital for a few days for investigation and treatment. The 91-year-old royal consort was hospitalised for five days in June with a bladder infection that may have been aggravated by his prolonged appearance...
08:14 AM, Aug 16, 2012
