Charity founder Francis Charles from Wanstead has been awarded a British Empire Medal for services to the community in Newham during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Charity founder Francis Charles from Wanstead has been awarded a British Empire Medal for services to the community in Newham during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Duke of Edinburgh has been transferred to St Bartholomew’s hospital in London, and Buckingham Palace has announced that the 99-year-old required observation for an existing heart condition.
It is not known if his earlier admission to King Edward VII’s hospital in central London was as a result of this condition, or unrelated. The only details previously given were that he was treated for a non-Covid-19-related infection and was responding to medication.
But his transfer may indicate that his heart condition now necessitates more specialist treatment than is possibly available at the King Edward VII, the hospital of choice for senior royals.
NHS announces highest daily death toll in London since start of the pandemic
One London hospital trust announced a worrying 33 deaths
The death toll in London hospitals has been growing
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