Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Photo: ReutersBritain's Prince Philip is getting a lot better, his youngest son said on Tuesday after Buckingham Palace said the 99-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth would remain in hospital for several more days to receive treatment for an infection. Edward said with a laugh that his father was "just a bit" frustrated at being in hospital. UPBEAT ASSESSMENTThe upbeat assessment echoes that of Prince William, son of heir Prince Charles, who said on Monday his grandfather was "OK, they're keeping an eye on him". Philip has required hospital treatment a number of times in the last decade for a recurrence of a bladder infection and he had an operation to clear a blocked artery in his heart after suffering chest pains.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 23, 2021 19:52 UTC