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Prince Philip in hospital and to miss Diamond Jubilee concert | |
(40 minutes later) | |
The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital with a bladder infection and will miss the rest of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. | |
Buckingham Palace said Prince Philip, 90, had been taken to the King Edward VII Hospital in London from Windsor Castle as a "precautionary measure". | |
A spokesman said the Queen would still go to the Jubilee concert at the palace - being attended by 12,000 people. | |
The prince will remain in hospital under observation for a few days. | |
The prince had appeared to be in good health when he accompanied the Queen on Sunday on the royal barge the Spirit of Chartwell, which formed part of the rain-drenched Jubilee river pageant. | |
He and the Queen stood for most of the 80-minute journey, as they were accompanied by 1,000 boats travelling seven miles down the river to Tower Bridge. | |
Beacon lighting | |
The prince, who had treatment for a blocked coronary artery in December, will miss Monday's concert, the national service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday. | |
This was due to be followed by two receptions, a lunch at Westminster Hall and a carriage procession to Buckingham Palace, with a balcony appearance by the Queen and a fly-past. | |
A palace spokesman said the prince is "understandably, disappointed about missing this evening's Diamond Jubilee Concert and tomorrow's engagements". | |
The concert will end with the Queen lighting one of 4,500 beacons across the world marking her 60-year reign. | |
Beacons in some Commonwealth countries including Tonga and Australia have already been lit. | |
They are being ignited at 22:00 local time in the Commonwealth and British overseas territories - those in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man will be set alight between 22:00 and 22:30 BST. |