Prince William said on Monday that Prince Philip is “OK” after his 99-year-old grandfather spent a sixth night in a London hospital.
“Yeah, he’s okay, they’re watching him,” said William on a tour of an English vaccination center when asked about Philip, who is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
Reporters said William delivered the hopeful news with a wink, though the video suggested he may have just blinked while trying on a mask.
Philip was admitted to private King Edward VII’s Hospital in London on Tuesday as a “precautionary measure” after feeling unwell, Buckingham Palace said at the time.
His illness is believed to be unrelated to COVID-19. Both he and the Queen, 94, received a first dose of vaccine in early January and have stayed in a so-called “HMS Bubble” at Windsor Castle.
His eldest son, heir to the throne Prince Charles, was seen with him in hospital on Saturday.
Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, married the then Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. He and the queen have four children, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He retired in 2017 and rarely appeared in public.
With pole wires