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In 2017 after 70 years of service. he was last seen as he returned home to windsor on the 16th of march, after a month—long stay in hospital. and the loss will be felt most keenly today by his widow, the queen, whose reign has been sustained by his advice and presence. good evening. it was at midday that buckingham palace announced the news that prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, had died at the age of 99. the longest—serving royal consort in britsh history, a man of strong views and a st...

We got married. everyone seemed to think that our wedding was a very happy occasion and brought a little colour back to life after the dreary war — we certainly thought so. we were then fortunate to enjoy five happy years of fairly conventional married life which included two years with a home of our own in malta while i was in the navy. of course, this period came to an abrupt end when the queen had the melancholy duty of succeeding her father after his premature death in 1952. she was 25 and...

A great roar from the crowd outside buckingham palace. while the queen took centre stage in public life when it came to family matters it was prince philip who was in charge. when elizabeth came to the throne philip had to leave the navy. it was unusual in the 1950s and 60s for the man of the household to give up his career to support his wife and children, but he had little choice but to fit his life around her unique position and, as their home movies show, he did so with gusto. first hand acc...

Philip duke of edinburgh, who, with his hands between the hands of the queen, becomes her liege man of life and limb and earthly worship... at the queens coronation, he was the first person after the bishops to pay homage to her. philip knelt before his wife and pledged his loyalty. commentary: and so, rising, | touches the crown upon her head and kisses her upon the left cheek. as a male consort to a female sovereign, philip had no constitutional significance, but no one was closer to the monar...

And his constant support for the queen during her long reign. the statement from the palace was brief. further announcements will be made in due course. prince philip was at the queens side for over 70 years playing a prominent role in public life here in the united kingdom and in the commonwealth. tributes have come from around the world, led in britain by prime minister borisjohnson. first, a look back at his remarkable life with our royal correspondent nicolas witchell after them, her husband...

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Also to raise the prince of wales, the next, the next monarch, prince charles, is still the monarch in waiting. and to sort of form him into a future king. and you have to judge how well he did that job. and he was interested in the environment. he had other interests as the royals do, but, you know, his main job was a little bit, i think, as he called elizabeth, was that she was his job. >> wow. >> jeffrey goldberg is with us, the atlantics jeffrey goldberg. and by that much, jeffrey, the duke ...

A royal figure of this level because of covid. even though this country is starting to open up. they dont want to -- its not expected that theyre going to have a massive state funeral with people lining the streets and the body laying in state. it will be much more of a private royal affair. >> richard, how did prince philip view his own role? it was 70 years nearly, it was back in 1952 when queen elizabeth ascended to the throne as a young woman and he became effectively her right hand, a conso...

Being called queen or being called prince, but it looks like an absolutely miserable job. and that is the one thing that "the crown," my takeaway from "the crown," at the end every season, i think, my job, i cant think of a worse position to be in, a worse fish bowl to be in. >> the most misunderstood position in life that anybody could have. >> but kept his head down, did his duty, and supported his queen. >> we will be following this day throughout the day on msnbc, his royal highness, prince ...

Today, the archbishop of canterbury, masked for the procession to the altar... christ is risen. ..brought easter back to canterbury cathedral. the choirs have been allowed to sing again, but the adults must be socially distanced. those leading the service also had to abide by covid protocols. and the easter address drew on the experience of the past year. we can go on as before covid, where the most powerful and the richest gain and so many fall behind. but we have seen and known where that lead...