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| Camilla admitted for hysterectomy | Camilla admitted for hysterectomy |
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| The Duchess of Cornwall has been admitted to a private hospital in London in preparation for a hysterectomy operation. | The Duchess of Cornwall has been admitted to a private hospital in London in preparation for a hysterectomy operation. |
| It is thought Camilla, 59, will have the major procedure at the exclusive King Edward VII hospital on Monday. | It is thought Camilla, 59, will have the major procedure at the exclusive King Edward VII hospital on Monday. |
| The duchess returned to the UK a few days ago after a ten-day tour of the Gulf with the Prince of Wales. | |
| She will need to rest for up to six weeks following the operation. Her engagements have been postponed. | She will need to rest for up to six weeks following the operation. Her engagements have been postponed. |
| The duchess arrived at the hospital in Beaumont Street, central London, just before 2300 GMT on Sunday. | |
| Clarence House confirmed Camilla had been admitted to the hospital but declined to comment on when the operation would take place. | |
| About one in five women in the UK under go a hysterectomy operation, which involves the removal of the womb, before the age of 60. | About one in five women in the UK under go a hysterectomy operation, which involves the removal of the womb, before the age of 60. |
| The operation can be performed for a number of medical reasons, including fibroids or "lumps" in the uterus, cancer, and heavy or irregular periods. | |
| Clarence House has described the operation as routine and said it was not cancer-related. | Clarence House has described the operation as routine and said it was not cancer-related. |
| Royal patients | |
| During the royal couple's recent five-country tour of the Arabian peninsula, it appeared that the strain of the trip was taking its toll on Camilla. | |
| In Qatar, mid-way through the tour, there were doubts about whether she was fit enough to join her husband on an evening visit to a traditional market. | |
| But after a rest, Clarence House that she was well enough to attend. | |
| The Royal Family, including the Queen and the late Queen Mother, have used the King Edward VII hospital many times. | |
| The Queen, who is patron of the hospital, first went there in 1982 when she had a wisdom tooth extracted. She underwent a knee operation at the hospital in 2003. | |
| The hospital has 61 private en-suite rooms, which cost £500 a night. |