Officials declined to provide additional details about the surgery and said “further updates will be issued when appropriate.”The palace said the prince entered the King Edward VII Hospital in the afternoon and would have the surgery Wednesday. It said the hospital admission and surgery were planned. LONDON—Queen Elizabeth II’s 96-year-old husband, Prince Philip, has been admitted to a London hospital for a previously scheduled hip surgery, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday. The prince announced in May that he was retiring from most public duties after decades of royal service. He has been reported to be hobbled by hip pain, but the news of the planned surgery took many by surprise.

Source: thestar April 03, 2018 15:22 UTC