Prince Philip taken to hospital

[toalisi]

HRH Prince Philip suffered chest pains and has been taken to hospital for tests.

He is 90 and leads a very busy life.

[Maydup]

He's in Papworth which is the specialist cardio hospital just happens to be down the road from Sandringham, luckily.

[missprim]

I know this is probably a silly thing to ask but do you think the Royals go in an ordinary ambulance when they are taken into hospital? Don't know what made me think that but I can't imagine it really.

[DTCwordfan]

He couldn't be in a better place....

[Ann]

I wondered that too missprim ..... would the sirens be going?

[DTCwordfan]

It was probably the sight of Zara Phillips and Princess Kate that got his ticker racing - may well have given him a dose of his regular "Desert Disease" at the dinner table.

[ichkeria]

I love the idea that Prince P might be sat up in bed as we type, getting the answers to today's Times crossword on AB. I wonder what his username is?

[DTCwordfan]

Bobbisox?

[Ann]

Sqad?

[daffy654]

AOG?

[Maydup]

Philatease

[Postdog]

re the ambulance, he was flown.....

[douglas9401]

PhiltheGrid

[Ann]

Gosh flown? must be more serious than they are letting on ....... watch this space.

[Maydup]

Not necessarily, just the royal way Ann. Plus its quite rural here in Norfolk and it takes too long by road.

[Ann]

Yes lovely part of the country Maidup - have you ever been to Thursford Christmas Spectacular show? We went for three years running on a coach trip, it was an absolutely wonderful experience but the coach hire and tickets got too expensive, we really miss it.

[ladybirder]

He's wonderful, love him, such an interesting man. And he doesn't suffer fools at all. Hope he's OK. Her Maj will be lost without him.

[Ann]

I think so too ladybird, we think they will go on forever. I can't see her carrying on her duties without him when the time comes.

[Maydup]

I haven't been Ann, but I must be the only person in norfolk who hasn't ! My boss is there tonight.

The year before last they had really bad snow and some of the caoches couldn't get out after the show. 100 people had to sleep there and the lcoal tractors towed them out the next morning.

There have been less coach trips since! But tickets are a little easier to get hold of now!

[Ann]

We used to have to book in January - its so popular! You MUST go maidup, its just fantastic, something in the show to please everyone.

[Ann]

Do you think the Queen will visit him in Papworth, its quite a way to go .... poor man, just as they gathered for a family Christmas.