PRINCE Philip has been struck down by sickness following his tour of Australia, forcing the 90-year-old to cancel travel plans to Italy.
Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Duke of Edinburgh has a cold and had to withdraw from an overnight stay in Assisi where he was due to launch the Alliance of Religions and Conservation’s Green Pilgrimage Network on Monday, British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reports.
The Queen and Prince Philip returned to London on Sunday following a 10-night stay Down Under during which the royal couple visited Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne, before concluding the trip opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth.
In the week leading up to the trip, the Queen, 85, had to withdraw from an official engagement in London because she had a cold.
A Palace spokesman said Prince Philip was expected to resume official engagements later in the week.
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