Britain’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99
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By JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ, The Associated Press
LONDON (AP) Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has died, Buckingham Palace said Friday. He was 99.
His life spanned nearly a century of European history, starting with his birth as a member of the Greek royal family and ending as Britain’s longest serving consort during a turbulent reign in which the thousand-year-old monarchy was forced to reinvent itself for the 21st century.
The fifth child of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, Philip was born in Corfu, Greece, in June 1921. The youngest of five, Philip s four older sisters all married members of Germany s nobility; one, Cecilie, was killed in a plane crash in 1937 along with her husband, two sons, and mother-in-law. (None of his three living sisters were able to attend his eventual marriage to Elizabeth II because of post-WWII relations between the U.K. and Germany and because their husbands had connections to the Nazis, specifically.)
Prince Philip, aged 1. Getty Images
Philip spent most of his early childhood in France, and later the United Kingdom for his schooling, however, as (most of) the Greek royal family fled their home country in 1922 following King Constantine s abdication. In the United Kingdom, he primarily lived at Kensington Palace with his maternal grandmother Princess Victoria, then Victoria Mountbatten, a Dowager Marchioness Mountbatten being t
Prince Philip dies aged 99, what happens now? Operation Forth Bridge explained. (PA) The Queen’s husband, Prince Philip, has died at the age of 99 , Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The news of his death was announced in a statement on Twitter by Royal Family on behalf of the Queen. It 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.” 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.
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Duchess of Cambridge joined other members of the royal family on Friday to make a sombre change to their social media channels in honour of
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Duke of Edinburgh sadly passed away at Windsor Castle on Friday morning aged 99. Following news of his death, Kate, William,
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Kate and William - who had a photo with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis clapping for carers last year - chose their joint monogram which features a curly C, for Catherine, over a black W, for William, both written in calligraphy.
EastEnders, Emmerdale and Corrie cancelled tonight to mark Prince Philip s death Mirror 10 hrs ago Kirsty McCormack Friday night s episode of EastEnders has been cancelled following the death of Prince Philip s death at the age of 99.
The BBC One soap was set to air at 8pm tonight but instead viewers will now be able to watch back-to-back BBC News Specials.
Coronation Street and Emmerdale have also been taken off air as a mark of respect, with ITV replacing the soaps with back-to-back royal coverage. Taking to Twitter, fans commented on the change of schedule with one person posting: Not that it s important but if my TV guide is right #EastEnders isn t on tonight it looks like it s the news all night.