Duke of Kent suffers mild stroke

The Duke of Kent, the Queen’s cousin, has suffered a mild stroke, Buckingham Palace said today.

The 77-year-old royal was taken to an undisclosed London hospital in the early hours of Monday where he was assessed by doctors.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “He was taken ill in the early hours of Monday and admitted to hospital for assessment.”

He added that medical staff “diagnosed him as having had a mild stroke”.