article_snippet: In recent years, The prince has suffered several bouts of ill-health, however, the most serious of which was over Christmas 2011 when The prince was rushed into hospital for emergency heart surgery after suffering a blocked artery, which involved The prince having a stent fitted.
article_snippet: The prince was also forced to pull out of several key engagements to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 having developed a severe bladder infection after being forced to stand for hours in driving wind and rain during a celebratory river pageant.
article_snippet: Prince Philip and Prince Edward also spent Prince Philip and Prince Edward birthday - June 10 - in 2013 in hospital after undergoing an ‘exploratory’ operation for unexplained abdominal pain.