Celebrity | Prince Philip Prince Philip Leaves Hospital 90-year-old rejoining family at Sandringham By Polly Davis Doig Posted Dec 27, 2011 6:02 AM CST Copied Britain's Prince Philip smiles and waves as he leaves Papworth, a specialist heart hospital, in Cambridge, England, Tuesday Dec. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Radburn, PA) See 2 more photos Britain's Prince Philip left the hospital this morning after a four-night stay for heart surgery that saw him miss Christmas, reports the Mirror. The 90-year-old Duke of Edinburgh waved to media gathered outside Papworth Hospital, and appeared to be in good spirits. Philip was headed by car for the queen's Sandringham estate, where he was "very much looking forward to rejoining his family," according to a Buckingham Palace statement. Read These Next SCOTUS sounds skeptical about law banning gay conversion therapy. You might want to take mass transit instead of driving in this city. Apprehensions at the US-Mexico border have fallen dramatically. Attorney General Pam Bondi tangles with Senate Democrats. See 2 more photos Report an error