H.R.H. Prince Philip Is Hospitalized With Chest Pains (updated)

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II's husband has been taken to the hospital after experiencing chest pains, British royal officials said Friday.

Buckingham Palace said Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was taken from Sandringham, the queen's sprawling estate in rural Norfolk, to the cardiac unit at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge for "precautionary tests."

A hospital spokeswoman referred all calls to the palace.

The BBC reported that it was not clear whether Philip, who is 90 years old, would stay in the hospital overnight. The Press Association said Papworth describes itself as the UK's largest specialist cardiothoracic hospital, treating more than 22,800 inpatient and day cases and 53,400 outpatients each year.

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Update: H.R.H. was rushed by helicopter to hospital.  He underwent coronary surgery for a blocked artery which the palace is reporting was successful.