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■ Britain’s 99-year-old Prince Philip has been admitted to a London hospital after feeling unwell, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. The palace said the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the private King Edward VII’s Hospital on Tuesday evening. It called the admission “a precautionary measure.” The palace said Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, is expected to remain for a few days of “observation and rest.” His illness is not believed to be related to covid-19. The queen and Philip received a first dose of coronavirus vaccine in early January. Philip retired from public duties in 2017 and rarely appears in public. His most recent public event was a military ceremony at Buckingham Palace in July. Philip married then-Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and is the longest-serving Birish royal consort. He and the queen have four children, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A former naval officer and keen polo player, Philip enjoyed robust health well into old age but has had a number of health issues in recent years. During England’s coronavirus lockdown, the duke has been staying at Windsor Castle with the queen. Celebrations are in the works to mark Philip’s 100th birthday on June 10.
■ A 70-year-old man arrested Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s father stopped briefly to ask the injured man if he was OK but didn’t call for help, police said. Charles Polevich was charged with leaving the scene of an incident and tampering with physical evidence in connection with the death last week of 64-year-old Robert Maraj on New York’s Long Island. Maraj was struck by a car at 6:15 p.m. Friday while walking along Roslyn Road in Mineola. He was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead on Saturday. Polevich surrendered Wednesday after detectives used surveillance video to track the car — a white, 1992 Volvo station wagon — to Polevich’s Mineola home. Polevich, who splits time between Long Island and Guam, is free on bail. “He was absolutely aware of what happened,” Nassau County Police Detective Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick said. “He got out of the car and he looked at the deceased, got into his car, and made the conscious decision to leave instead of dialing 911, instead of calling an ambulance for the man,” Fitzpatrick said. “He went home and secluded the vehicle.” Minaj, 38, who has spoken about a strained relationship with her father, was born Onika Tanya Maraj in Trinidad and was raised in the New York City borough of Queens.