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By A Correspondent| At the age of 98 Prince Phillip leaves hospital walking without a walking stick, he is quickly met by a group of bodyguards to an army of TV cameras celebrating his health; but no one talks about the Zimbabwean female nurse at his side, who he personally thanks. When Sibonokuhle Sibanda relocated to the UK, she had no idea she would one day serve the royal family as a nurse. The Zimbabwean has been filmed at a prestigious hospital attending to Queen Elizabeth’s husband, as ZimEye reveals. She was filmed by Sky News escorting Prince Phillip out of the hospital while interacting with him. See the below video.
While ZimEye could not interview Mrs Sibanda due to restrictions on her profession, her featuring on camera has added weight to the successes some Zimbabweans have made of their hard work in the UK. Records seen by ZimEye show that she began practicing in 2002.
Dressed in a suit and tie, Prince Philip had left King Edward VII’s hospital in central London at 8.49am following treatment for a pre-existing medical condition, before being driven to Buckingham Palace and then flown by helicopter Sandringham in Norfolk, arriving at 9.40am.
The Duke thanked medical staff and shook the hand of his nurse, the Zimbabwean Sibonokuhle Sibanda, as he left the hospital where he had spent four nights, before walking to his car unaided.
Flight tracking records reveal he was picked up in London at around 9.05am by a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter which whisked him up to the 20,000-acre Royal estate, flying at speeds of up to 175mph at a height of 3,300ft.
Philip’s return to Sandringham will have added significance for his family because while most people open their presents on Christmas Day, the royal family still keep to the German practice of unwrapping their gifts on Christmas Eve.
Traditionally the Queen, duke and other royals congregate in the White Drawing Room at Sandringham House around a 20ft tree, cut from the estate, for the exchange of presents displayed nearby on a white linen-covered trestle table.
Philip’s flight directly into the grounds of Sandringham was in contrast to the flight which took him into hospital, cloaked in secrecy.
There is an estimated 500,000 total official number of Zimbabweans in UK. VIDEO LOADING BELOW
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