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Queen Elizabeth visits husband in hospital

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Members of the media gather outside Papworth Hospital, where Britain's Prince Philip is being treated, near Cambridge, some 70 miles (113 kilometers) from London, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. Prince Philip, 90, was taken to the hospital from the Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham estate in Norfolk late Friday after experiencing chest pains. He had a coronary stent put in after tests found a blocked artery was to blame, though the palace has refused to say if he suffered a heart attack. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (AP Photo)

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Associated Press

LONDON (AP) - December 24, 2011 (WPVI) -- Queen Elizabeth II has arrived at a hospital in Cambridge to visit her husband who is recovering from a heart procedure.

Prince Philip, 90, was taken to the hospital from the queen's Sandringham estate in Norfolk late Friday after experiencing chest pains. He had a coronary stent put in after tests found a blocked artery was to blame.

Elizabeth was seen flying in by helicopter and arriving at the hospital in a Range Rover.