Prince Philip in hospital: Prince William says doctors are 'keeping an eye' on his grandfather

The Duke of Edinburgh remains in hospital for his sixth night in a row where his grandson Prince William said doctors are “keeping an eye” on him, it has been reported.

The Duke of Cambridge says his grandfather, Prince Philip, "is okay" in hospital picture: PA

The Duke of Cambridge said Prince Philip, 99, “is okay” at the King Edward VII hospital where he has been treated since last Tuesday and remains for “rest as recuperation”, according to The Mirror.

Prince William met staff and volunteers at the Kings Lynn Corn Exchange Vaccination Centre in Norfolk on Monday.

He has been staying at his Anmer Hall home with wife Kate and their three children since before Christmas.

It is understood that Prince Charles wanted to visit his father due to Philip’s extended stay. The prince arrived in a grey Tesla car at around 3.20pm on Saturday and got out of the vehicle wearing a face mask, before leaving the hospital around 30 minutes later.

A Clarence House spokesman confirmed he returned to Highgrove following his visit.

It is thought Charles had not seen his father since before Christmas because of the nationwide coronavirus restrictions.

The visit came the day after Charles’s son and daughter-in-law, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were stripped of their prestigious patronages, as the couple confirmed “Megxit” was permanent.

Prince Philip, who will turn 100 on 10 June, is in hospital for an undisclosed reason, although it is not coronavirus-related.

The hospital’s website states visitors will “only be considered in exceptional circumstances”.

Philip is known for his “no fuss” attitude.

Royal author Penny Junor told the PA news agency: “We do all know he doesn’t like fuss, and he would regard a visit as fuss.”

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