Article: He's too ornery not to fight this

Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, was hospitalized with a chest infection and is undergoing a series of tests, Buckingham Palace said Friday.

Philip, 86, suffered from a bad cold that worsened in recent days, palace officials said. Doctors at London's King Edward VII hospital were trying to determine the cause of the infection.

Philip was strong enough to walk into the hospital without assistance and was able to read and answer letters from his bed, a spokeswoman said on condition of anonymity in line with palace policy. He traveled to the hospital by private car, not ambulance, another Buckingham Palace spokesman said.

Despite the reassurances, specialists warned that chest ...

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