Palace: Prince Philip Admitted to a London Hospital

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh arrive ahead of the wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston at St. George's Chapel on May 18, 2019, in Windsor, England. (Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Friday, 20 December 2019 09:07 AM EST ET

Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has been admitted to a London hospital “as a precautionary measure.”

The palace said Friday that the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II is in the King Edward VII hospital for observation and treatment of a pre-existing condition.

He had been at the royal family's Sandringham estate in eastern England.

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