Britain’s Prince Philip, 96, in hospital with infection

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(FILES) This file photo taken on March 13, 2015 shows Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, leaving St Paul's Cathedral in London after attending a memorial service to mark the end of Britain's combat operations in Afghanistan. Britain's Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, will retire from public engagements later this year, Buckingham Palace said on May 4, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL
This file photo taken on March 13, 2015 shows Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, leaving St Paul’s Cathedral in London after attending a service to mark the end of Britain’s combat operations in Afghanistan./ AFP / Ben Stansall

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to hospital as a “precautionary measure” for treatment of an infection, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday.

The infection arose from “a pre-existing condition”, the palace said. The Duke of Edinburgh, who is to retire from public duties later this year, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday night.