Elizabeth II

The Duke of Edinburgh returned to Sandringham In Time for Christmas after four nights in the hospital.

Prince Philip, 98, on the advice of his doctor.

Buckingham Palace said The Duke was returned to The Queen 's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk on Tuesday and thanked the people for "the good wishes".

It Comes after the revelation of The Queen you are with their Christmas Day message.

The monarch on Friday.

The Palace , meanwhile, said The Duke , with the hospital as a "precautionary measure".

Prince Philip retired from public life in August 2017, after decades of support for The Queen and the participation in events for their own charities and organisations.

His last public appearance of Lady Gabriella Windsor's wedding was in May .

The Prince of Wales, said on Monday, his father saw was "very good" by the hospital staff.

But Charles, who was not added: "If you work to this age, things are not so good. "

Royal commentator Caroline Aston told the BBC it was "completely in line with the "man" for Prince Philip, apparently had no visitors during his stay in the hospital, because he likes to make "no fuss about nothing".

The Queen , 93, recorded her annual Christmas Day message, before it was Prince Philip hospitalized. to transfer

In The Message , the monarch will say, the road is never "smooth", but "small steps" that can heal divisions.

After a year of intensive political debate on Brexit, as well as a series of personal events, with detriment to the Royal Family tell Queen : "Small steps in faith and hope can overcome long-held differences and deep-seated divisions, harmony and understanding. "

In January, The Duke of Edinburgh was, during the travel in the vicinity of Sandringham. He escaped unharmed, but Two Women had to be hospitalized.

In September, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex to The Public in the media spotlight during your tour in Southern Africa .

And in the last month, The Duke of York, according to a BBC interview about his ties to the sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein , who killed himself in August.

As usual, family photos are seen, is positioned in the vicinity of The Queen for her annual speech.

addressing speculation about The Absence of a photo of the Sussexes, the BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said it was not in The Queen 's nature "snub somebody", and added: "Certainly their grandchildren. "

He said that The Photos on The Queen 's Desk focus on The Line of succession.

There was also speculation around the members of the Royal Family attend worship in the morning.

Bbc News correspondent Charlotte Gallagher said, it was assumed that Prince Andrew would be at the service, as well as Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

It was a year that felt at the time "pretty bumpy," said The Queen , you say in your Christmas show.

There is a choice of words that will inevitably prompt speculation about what it is that you are referring to.

it offers no clarification even, though the remark is made, in the context of the overcoming of what you call "cherished differences" and how "small steps in faith and hope to overcome-seated divisions can run deep".

The obvious interpretation is that this is The Queen 's - as always - encoded message to the country, to try to move on from the divisions of the Brexit debate, but the reference to a "bumpy" year May also be taken to refer to events in his own family after a year that saw The Duke of Edinburgh's car-accident, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, complained about the difficulties of being in The Public eye and the controversy surrounding Prince Andrew.

Last Christmas , Prince Philip missed The Royals ' traditional Christmas Day trip to Church, but was said to be in good health.

In February, it was announced that The Duke had given up his driver's license. It came after he was involved in a collision with another vehicle in the vicinity of the Sandringham Estate .

The Treatment he has received for various health conditions over The Years include treated for a blocked coronary artery in 2011.

in The Following year, The Prince suffered a bladder infection and was forced to miss The Queen 's Diamond Jubilee concert.

He was also taken to the hospital for a stomach operation in the year 2013, and in 2014 underwent a surgery on his right hand.

in the Last year he had a hip replacement at the same Central London Hospital , which he visited now.

Source of news: bbc.com