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The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital with a bladder infection, Buckingham Palace has said. The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to hospital with a bladder infection on Monday, casting an enormous shadow over the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations.
Prince Philip, 90, was taken from Windsor Castle to the King Edward VII hospital in London as a precautionary measure. Prince Philip, who will be 91 on Sunday, was taken to King Edward VII hospital in London from Windsor Castle as a "precautionary measure".
He will remain in hospital under observation for a few days, according to a palace spokeswoman. The news was released just two-and-a-half hours before the the start of the BBC's diamond jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace, which he had been due to attend with other members of the royal family.
The news was released just hours before the diamond jubilee concert in front of Buckingham palace. It means he will also miss Tuesday's ceremonial, the climax of the four-day jubilee celebrations, which includes a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral, a reception at the Guildhall, a Livery luncheon at Westminster Hall and a carriage procession through London.
The spokeswoman said the Queen would still be attending the concert. The news that he will not be able to take part in the celebrations will be a huge blow to the Queen, who has described him as "my strength and my stay all these years".
The statement about Prince Philip's health added: "He is, understandably, disappointed about missing this evening's diamond jubilee concert and tomorrow's engagements." The Queen will still attend Monday night's concert, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.
In a statement, the palace said: "HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was taken to King Edward VII Hospital in London this afternoon, from Windsor Castle, as a precautionary measure after developing a bladder infection, which is being assessed and treated.
"Prince Philip will remain in hospital under observation for a few days.
"He is, understandably, disappointed about missing this evening's diamond jubilee concert and tomorrow's engagements."
Although increasingly bowed and looking more frail, the Prince Philip remains extremely fit for his age. He stood throughout most of Sunday's river pageant in the cold and rain, and seemed in good spirits, even jigging to the Hornpipe.
At Christmas, he was admitted to Papworth hospital in Cambridgeshire after experiencing chest pains while at the Queen's Norfolk estate in Sandringham. He was discharged four days after undergoing an emergency operation to treat a blocked coronary artery on Christmas Eve. While officially described as a "minimally invasive procedure" to insert a metal stent into his artery to improve the flow of blood, it was by far the most serious sign of ill-health in the Queen's consort.
A few days later, he made an appearance at a church service on New Year's Day and was applauded by the crowds who had gathered.
One of the most energetic members of the royal family and with one of the busiest diaries, he has enjoyed good health. Most of his medical treatment has been due to injuries sustained while playing polo. He developed arthritis in his right wrist, which forced him to give up the sport and take up carriage driving instead.
In 1952 he fell ill with jaundice very early in the Queen's reign. In 1961 he broke a bone in his left ankle in a collision on the polo field. He underwent surgery in 1967 to remove a cyst from his right wrist, in 1987 to repair a hernia and again in 1996 to remove a small benign growth on his nose.
A chest infection laid him low in April 2008 for a number of days and he was eventually admitted to hospital for treatment. Despite the respiratory problem, he walked into hospital and walked out again three days later and went on to make a full recovery.
In August 2008, Buckingham Palace took the unusual step of speaking out to deny a newspaper report that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The London Evening Standard later apologised, saying it accepted the story was untrue.
He said in an interview with the BBC's Fiona Bruce on the eve of his 90th birthday that he was winding down. "I reckon I've done my bit. I want to enjoy myself for a bit now with less responsibilities, less frantic rushing about, less preparation, less trying to think of something to say.
"On top of that, the memory's going. I can't remember names. Yes, I am just sort of winding down. I am getting rid of things."
In her golden wedding speech delivered at the Guildhall in 1997, the Queen said of her husband: "He is someone who doesn't take easily to compliments, but he has, quite simply, been my strength and stay over all these years, and I owe him a greater debt than he would ever claim, or we shall ever know."