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| Duke of Edinburgh leaves hospital | Duke of Edinburgh leaves hospital |
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| The Duke of Edinburgh has left hospital, 11 nights after he was admitted for exploratory abdominal surgery. | The Duke of Edinburgh has left hospital, 11 nights after he was admitted for exploratory abdominal surgery. |
| Prince Philip, 92, walked out of the private London Clinic where he had been recovering since his admission on 6 June. | Prince Philip, 92, walked out of the private London Clinic where he had been recovering since his admission on 6 June. |
| Buckingham Palace has previously said the surgery was pre-arranged and not an emergency. | Buckingham Palace has previously said the surgery was pre-arranged and not an emergency. |
| He is expected to take about two months to convalesce, the palace said. | |
| He had been expected to stay for two weeks, and missed several official royal events during his stay, but is due to resume his official duties in the autumn. | |
| As he left the clinic he shook hands with staff, then waved and smiled to waiting journalists before getting into a car to be driven to Windsor Castle. | |
| "The duke is in good condition and good spirits. He'll take a period of convalescence, of approximately two months," Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Monday morning. | |
| "The duke has expressed his thanks and appreciation to medical staff at the London Clinic and the many members of the public who have sent good wishes." | |
| Philip received more than 1,000 cards from well-wishers while at the hospital. | |
| Throughout his stay family members visited him, including the Queen, his sons Charles and Edward, and grandsons William and Harry. | |
| Details about what prompted the surgical procedure have not been made public. |