LONDON – Prince Philip, consort of Queen Elizabeth, died at the age of 99. Buckingham Palace announced this. Philip spent a month in the hospital earlier this year before being discharged on March 16 and returning to Windsor Castle.
The Duke of Edinburgh married Elizabeth in 1947 and was the longest-lived consort in British history. He retired from public life in 2017. Philip, who would have turned 100 in June, was a member of the Greek royal family. Born on the Greek island of Corfu in 1921, he was a sports enthusiast who loved countryside activities. He had four children, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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A few touching lines to express the pain of a loss after 73 years of life together: this is how Queen Elizabeth II announced today the death of the prince consort: “It is with deep sadness – we read – that Her Majesty the Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, passed away peacefully this morning in Windsor Castle. Further announcements will be made in due course. The Royal Family joins the people around the world who are mourning the loss. “
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Philip, recalls the British press, used to define himself as a noble “with no particular merit”, however he is now remembered for being the “solid figure at the side of Queen Elizabeth” and for having contributed to “modernizing the monarchy”, as evidenced by the Guardian.
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Due to advanced age and health problems, he decided to leave the public scene in 2017 but that did not stop him from taking part in the wedding of his second son Charles, Prince Harry to Meghan Markle the following year.
“We will remember the Duke of Edinburgh for his contribution to the nation and his solid support for the Queen.” The British premier said Boris Johnson speaking outside Downing Street. “As a nation and as a Kingdom we thank the extraordinary figure and work” of Prince Philip, the premier said, defining him “a loving husband, a loving father and grandfather”.
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Union Jack at half mast at Buckingham Palace. The British flag was dropped in minutes after the announcement. The news is now in fact covered on unified networks by British TV, while the announcement of a funeral ceremony expected in the highest possible solemnity – as Elizabeth’s last tribute to her husband – is expected, compatibly with the restrictions of the Covid emergency.
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