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 He went to kill a Cape buffalo. Instead, it killed him. 5 soldiers shot at largest Army installation east of the Mississippi. He shot a couple dead in early June, has yet to be caught. Elon Musk's infamous '5 things' email just got the boot. See 2 more photos Report an error