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| The Queen and other members of the royal family attended church near her Balmoral estate as usual on Sunday as Prince Philip spent a fifth day in hospital after a recurrence of a bladder infection. | The Queen and other members of the royal family attended church near her Balmoral estate as usual on Sunday as Prince Philip spent a fifth day in hospital after a recurrence of a bladder infection. |
| About 100 wellwishers watched as Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Earl and Countess of Wessex accompanied the Queen to Crathie Kirk. | About 100 wellwishers watched as Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Earl and Countess of Wessex accompanied the Queen to Crathie Kirk. |
| Prince Philip has had no visitors since he was driven nearly 50 miles from Balmoral to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Wednesday after bad weather thwarted attempts to ferry him there by RAF helicopter. He is said to have been in regular touch with his family by phone. | Prince Philip has had no visitors since he was driven nearly 50 miles from Balmoral to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Wednesday after bad weather thwarted attempts to ferry him there by RAF helicopter. He is said to have been in regular touch with his family by phone. |
| The Queen has been seen looking relaxed, smiling and wearing sunglasses, driving round the estate since the prince's latest health scare, his third since December. The infection is a repeat of that suffered after the long and wet diamond jubilee river pageant in June. His five-night stay at a London hospital meant he missed some of the celebrations. | The Queen has been seen looking relaxed, smiling and wearing sunglasses, driving round the estate since the prince's latest health scare, his third since December. The infection is a repeat of that suffered after the long and wet diamond jubilee river pageant in June. His five-night stay at a London hospital meant he missed some of the celebrations. |
| The prince was also in hospital over Christmas when the family's winter break at Sandringham, Norfolk. He underwent a procedure to clear a blocked coronary artery at Papworth hospital, Cambridge. | The prince was also in hospital over Christmas when the family's winter break at Sandringham, Norfolk. He underwent a procedure to clear a blocked coronary artery at Papworth hospital, Cambridge. |
| Prince Harry later said the operation had given his grandfather "a new spurt of life". | Prince Harry later said the operation had given his grandfather "a new spurt of life". |
| Despite Prince Philip having said – as he approached his 90th birthday – that he intended to do "less frantic rushing about", he has continued a busy schedule with appearances in recent weeks at the Olympics, at further jubilee celebrations at Balmoral and at Cowes regatta. | Despite Prince Philip having said – as he approached his 90th birthday – that he intended to do "less frantic rushing about", he has continued a busy schedule with appearances in recent weeks at the Olympics, at further jubilee celebrations at Balmoral and at Cowes regatta. |
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