Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ben Cawthra/REX (10510466e) Police outside the Edward VII hospital in central London where the Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh admitted to hospital, London, UK - 20 Dec 2019 Buckingham Palaces says the Duke has travelled from Norfolk to the hospital for observation and treatment in relation to a pre-exsisting condition. Earlier Queen Elizabeth II travelled to Sandringham by train for the Christmas holiday.