The Duke of Edinburgh’s death was confirmed with the age-old tradition of placing a notice on the railings of Buckingham Palace.
A brief bulletin, on paper set in a foolscap imperial-sized dark wooden frame, is used to notify the public of key royal events such as births and deaths.
But because of the coronavirus pandemic, the notice has already been taken down to prevent crowds forming during the pandemic.
Usually, the statement, which was put in place by Royal Household staff wearing black face masks, would have remained in place for 24 hours.
The sign announcing the death of the Duke of Edinburgh (Ian West/PA)
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The duke had recently had heart surgery and had been diagnosed with an infection. He had been home recuperating since mid-March. Born into the Greek and Danish royal families, his family was exiled from Greece when he was an infant after a coup.
Born in 1921, his early years, as depicted in the series The Crown, were not easy ones. When he was 8, his mother was committed to a psychiatric hospital and he eventually was sent to a Scottish boarding school, Gordonstoun. He joined the British Royal Navy in 1939. The story goes that he had first met then-Princess Elizabeth when she was 13, and she immediately had developed a crush. They were to meet again years later, and a courtship followed. They married in 1947.
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Prince Philip, aged 99, died at Windsor Castle on Friday, April 9. It comes after he underwent heart surgery at King Edward VII s hospital in London earlier this year. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.” Philip and Queen Elizabeth first met in 1934 and were officially engaged in July 1947. They married on November 20, 1947. The couple have four children, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew.