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Philip to attend royal wedding

The Duke of Edinburgh had a hip replacement operation on April 4.

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The Duke of Edinburgh during the Royal Windsor Horse Show (Steve Parsons/PA)

The Duke of Edinburgh will attend the royal wedding and join members of the monarchy for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s big day, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

Philip had been in doubt for the royal nuptials after having a planned hip replacement operation at the beginning of April.

But royal fans got a boost when he made his first public appearance last week during the Royal Windsor Horse show.

He was spotted driving himself around in a Land Rover Freelander as he watched events and chatted to the Queen while sat at the wheel.

The Queen chatting to Philip when they both made an appearance at the Royal Windsor Horse show (Steve Parson/PA)
The Queen chatting to Philip when they both made an appearance at the Royal Windsor Horse show (Steve Parson/PA)

Philip was admitted to King Edward VII hospital in central London on April 3 and had the planned operation the following day.

At the time of the procedure Buckingham Palace said the surgery to replace the joint had been a success and Philip was “comfortable and in good spirits”.

The Duke of Edinburgh leaving King Edward VII hospital where surgeons replaced his hip joint with an prosthetic implant (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
The Duke of Edinburgh leaving King Edward VII hospital where surgeons replaced his hip joint with an prosthetic implant (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

The Queen Mother underwent two successful hip replacement operations in the 1990s, first a planned procedure when aged 95 then later an emergency operation when 97 following a fall.

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