Britain’s Prince Charles visits father Prince Philip in London hospital
- The duke is expected to remain in hospital until next week, a royal source said on Friday
- Both Prince Philip, 99, and 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in January
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, on Saturday visited the hospital where his father Prince Philip is being kept as a precaution after feeling ill, a Reuters photographer at the hospital said.
Charles arrived at the back of the London hospital where Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, has spent four nights.
Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday as a precautionary measure after feeling ill with an ailment that is not related to Covid-19.
He is expected to remain in hospital until next week, a royal source said on Friday, adding that doctors were acting out of an abundance of caution and the duke remains in good spirits.
Both Philip and the 94-year-old queen received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in January.