9 Apr 2021
The Queen’s consort Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has passed away at the age of 99, news which shortly follows his return from a stay at King Edward VII’s Hospital in Marleybone, London.
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. Further announcement will be made in due course.
The Duke’s passing comes less than four weeks after he was photographed walking out of London’s King Edward VII’s Hospital in London, and just two months before his 100th birthday. Prince Philip had been in hospital for a heart complaint and had undergone surgery during the month-long visit. It was reported during his stay that he was not being treated in relation to coronavirus.
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A full statement from the palace said: It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces 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. Further announcements will made in due course. The Royal Family join with people around the world in mourning his loss.
Flags at Buckingham Palace, Downing Street and the Palace of Westminster have been lowered to half-mast.
The Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II with their children in the garden of the Frogmore Estate, Berkshire. Credit: PA archive
A photographic portrait of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-) and husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with Team NZ skipper Dean Barker at the Team New Zealand headquarters in Auckland in 2002. Prime Minister Helen Clark looks on while Prince Philip is greeted by Team NZ chief executive Ross Blackman. Photo: AFP
Britain s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip walk past members of the New Zealand Defence Force Māori culture group at Hyde Park Corner in London, as they dedicate the UK s first memorial to the New Zealand fallen on 11 November 2006. Photo: AFP
High Commissioner for New Zealand Lockwood Smith attends Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as the Duke is invested with New Zealand s highest honour, the Order of New Zealand, at Buckingham Palace in central London on June 6, 2013.
UK s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, passes away
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Friday Apr 09, 2021
The husband of Britain s Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has passed away, the Buckingham Palace announced in a statement on Friday.
He was 99 years old the longest-serving and oldest-ever consort of the United Kingdom s monarchy. It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the Palace said in a statement. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.
While the cause of death has yet to be revealed, Philip had been hospitalised over the past few years, most recently in February.
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