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| The Duke of Edinburgh has been discharged from hospital after spending five nights in the Aberdeen Royal infirmary being treated for a recurring bladder infection. | The Duke of Edinburgh has been discharged from hospital after spending five nights in the Aberdeen Royal infirmary being treated for a recurring bladder infection. |
| Looking well and relaxed in a beige suit and tie, Prince Philip, 91, shook hands with medical staff as he walked to a Range Rover waiting to take him on the 50-mile journey to Balmoral. | Looking well and relaxed in a beige suit and tie, Prince Philip, 91, shook hands with medical staff as he walked to a Range Rover waiting to take him on the 50-mile journey to Balmoral. |
| Senior staff nurse Denise Webster said: "The duke was a very good patient, and as he left the hospital he told staff to behave themselves and he said he was going back to enjoy the rest of his holiday." | Senior staff nurse Denise Webster said: "The duke was a very good patient, and as he left the hospital he told staff to behave themselves and he said he was going back to enjoy the rest of his holiday." |
| He was driven from the Queen's estate to the hospital on Wednesday during the royals' annual summer break. It was his third health scare since December and a recurrence of an infection that saw him miss part of the diamond jubilee celebrations in June. | He was driven from the Queen's estate to the hospital on Wednesday during the royals' annual summer break. It was his third health scare since December and a recurrence of an infection that saw him miss part of the diamond jubilee celebrations in June. |
| The prince was also taken to hospital over Christmas, when he underwent a procedure to clear a blocked coronary artery at Papworth hospital, Cambridge. | The prince was also taken to hospital over Christmas, when he underwent a procedure to clear a blocked coronary artery at Papworth hospital, Cambridge. |
| During this latest spell as a patient, the prince – who is the longest-serving royal consort in British history – received no visitors but is understood to have been in contact with his relatives by phone. | During this latest spell as a patient, the prince – who is the longest-serving royal consort in British history – received no visitors but is understood to have been in contact with his relatives by phone. |
| The Queen was pictured looking relaxed and smiling on Sunday as she and other members of the royal family went to a church service at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral. | The Queen was pictured looking relaxed and smiling on Sunday as she and other members of the royal family went to a church service at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral. |
| The prince, who said in the runup to his 90th birthday that he intended to do "less frantic rushing about", has had a busy summer, with appearances at the Olympics and Cowes regatta. He is due to open the Paralympics with the Queen on 29 August, but it is not yet known whether he will be well enough to attend. | The prince, who said in the runup to his 90th birthday that he intended to do "less frantic rushing about", has had a busy summer, with appearances at the Olympics and Cowes regatta. He is due to open the Paralympics with the Queen on 29 August, but it is not yet known whether he will be well enough to attend. |
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