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Prince Philip will be seen in public for the first time in two months when he visits the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 12 August. | Prince Philip will be seen in public for the first time in two months when he visits the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 12 August. |
The prince, 92, had an operation on his abdomen in June and spent 11 nights at the private London Clinic. | |
A Buckingham Palace said the Queen's husband was making "good progress" and "in good spirits". | |
Philip will present medals at the independent educational charity before joining the Queen at Balmoral. | Philip will present medals at the independent educational charity before joining the Queen at Balmoral. |
He was admitted to hospital on 6 June after attending a Buckingham Palace garden party. | |
An exploratory operation was carried out under general anaesthetic the following day, after which he was said to be "progressing satisfactorily". | |
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Buckingham Palace has never revealed why the operation was carried out, but a spokesman said at the time that the surgery followed abdominal investigations, was pre-arranged and not an emergency. | |
The hospital admission meant Prince Philip missed the Trooping the Colour ceremony and events including the traditional Garter service at Windsor Castle and Royal Ascot. | |
Philip was last seen in public on 17 June when he walked out of the hospital in central London and was driven to Windsor Castle. | |
He will travel to Edinburgh from the Queen's Sandringham estate in Norfolk, where he has been recuperating. | |
Prince Philip is an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, which was established in 1783 for the advancement of "learning and useful knowledge". | |
After the engagement he will join the Queen for their summer holiday at Balmoral, her private estate in the Scottish Highlands. | |
BBC Royal correspondent Peter Hunt says Prince Philip's only other confirmed public engagement is a visit to the Dersingham Bog Natural Nature Reserve, which is located on the Sandringham estate, on 30 September. |