Princess Eugenie's father-in-law has thanked the NHS for saving his life after a five-week spell in intensive care with coronavirus.
George Brooksbank, 71, was on a ventilator for more than a month at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in west London after falling ill in March.
And his son Jack and Princess Eugenie were told to "prepare for the worst" more than once.
But Mr Brooksbank recovered from the illness and has described his treatment by NHS staff as "incredible".
He said: "The point I really want to get across is that I think the NHS is absolutely magnificent."
“The way I was treated was incredible. Nothing was too much trouble and at no point did I get a sense of a shortage of doctors or nurses or any impression that the service was in any way overwhelmed.
“There was always somebody at hand. I want to offer profound thanks to everyone who was involved. It was a real eye-opener for somebody who has not been in hospital before for any length of time.
“I certainly owe them my life.”
Mr Brooksbank fell ill with coronavirus after a trip to France in March and spent nine weeks in hospital. His condition improved after a tracheotomy and he was moved to the Royal Brompton hospital, where he continued his recovery.
He later spent time in a rehabilitation clininc in Roehampton, west London. Mr Brooksbank said he felt "absolutely fine" after his long recovery period.
His wife, with whom he lives in Wandsworth in south-west London, also caught the virus but didn't need hospital treatment.
She said: “Without doubt, they saved him, and we could not be more grateful. We were not able to see him throughout his treatment and more than once we were told to expect the worst.”
Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank in 2018.
