Updated: April 9, 2021, 1:37 pm
The Duke of Edinburgh leaving Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in 2012 (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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The Duke of Edinburgh was an incredibly active man, who enjoyed good health well into his later years.
But as his age advanced beyond 90, concerns for his well-being increased after he faced a number of scares.
Abdominal surgery, bladder infections, a blocked coronary artery and a hip replacement saw him admitted to hospital on a number of occasions.
The Duke of Edinburgh was an incredibly active man, who enjoyed good health well into his later years.
But as his age advanced beyond 90, concerns for his well-being increased after he faced a number of scares.
Abdominal surgery, bladder infections, a blocked coronary artery and a hip replacement saw him admitted to hospital on a number of occasions.
The “Iron Duke”, as he was dubbed, underwent heart surgery just three months before what would have been his 100th birthday and he was hospitalised for a month before returning to Windsor Castle.
In October 2013, despite having to spend two months convalescing following an operation on his abdomen, the duke appeared sprightly and walked unaided on an official visit to a care home when, at 92, he was older than many of the residents.
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The Queen on Christmas Day in 1953 at the home of New Zealand Governor General, Sir Willoughby Norrie. Credit: The Queen Unseen/ITV/Factual Fiction
Despite being the Monarch for nearly seven decades, new images have emerged of the Queen which have never been seen in public.
The images, taken on Christmas Day in 1953, are being shown in an ITV documentary, The Queen Unseen, on Thursday which has brought together unseen and rare footage of the Queen.
In the December following her Coronation, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were midway through a long tour of the Commonwealth – they were away for nearly six months.