Prince William said Monday that Prince Philip is “OK” after his 99-year-old grandfather spent his sixth night in a London hospital.
“Yes, it’s okay, I’m watching him,” William said during a tour of an English vaccination center when asked about Philip, who is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
Reporters said William gave the hopeful news with one eye, although the video suggested he blinked while adjusting a mask.
Philip was admitted to King Edward VII Private Hospital in London on Tuesday as a “precautionary measure” after feeling unwell, Buckingham Palace said at the time.
Its disease is not thought to be related to COVID-19. Both he and the 94-year-old queen received a first dose of vaccine in early January and were left in a so-called “HMS bubble” at Windsor Castle.
His eldest son, heir to the throne, Prince Charles, was seen visiting the hospital on Saturday.
Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, married Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and is the longest-lived royal consort in British history. He and the queen have four children, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He retired from public office in 2017, rarely appearing in public.
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