- Prince Philip is in a hospital a day after being admitted with a bladder infection
- No update on his condition has been given by palace officials Thursday
- The 91-year-old previously contracted a bladder infection in June
- He was hospitalized over Christmas for treatment of a blocked coronary artery
London (CNN) -- Britain's Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, remained in a hospital in Scotland on Thursday, where he is being treated after the recurrence of a bladder infection.
The 91-year-old Duke of Edinburgh, who first suffered the problem in June, was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Wednesday afternoon "as a precautionary measure," Buckingham Palace said.
He was admitted for "investigation and treatment" and is likely to remain in the hospital for the next few days, the palace said.
The palace has not given an update on his condition after his overnight hospital stay.
The Duke of Edinburgh fell ill as he was staying at the royal residence in Balmoral, Scotland, where the queen traditionally spends part of the summer, UK media reports said.
It is the third time Prince Philip has been admitted to a hospital in the past eight months.
Before the bladder infection, which Prince Philip contracted in early June, during events marking the queen's diamond jubilee, he spent four nights in a hospital over the Christmas holiday last year for treatment of a blocked coronary artery.
However, he appeared in good form this week as he fulfilled several engagements on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England.
The queen and the Duke of Edinburgh also gave a garden party at Balmoral Castle last week.
Philip's next scheduled public appearance is alongside the queen as she opens the London 2012 Paralympic Games on August 29.
He appeared by her side at the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games at the end of July and accompanied her on a visit to the Olympic Park as the events got under way.
It has been a particularly busy year for the queen and Duke of Edinburgh because of the many events held to celebrate her diamond jubilee.
Addressing Parliament in March, the queen paid tribute to her husband as "a constant strength and guide" throughout her long reign.
The longest-serving consort in British history, Philip married then-Princess Elizabeth in November 1947 at Westminster Abbey.
Born the prince of Greece and Denmark on the Greek island of Corfu in 1921, Philip left Greece with his family when he was 18 months old after King Constantine was forced to abdicate the throne following a revolution. The family moved to Paris and then to England in 1928. Philip also went to school in Germany.
Philip renounced his Greek title when he became a naturalized British subject in 1947.
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