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Buckingham Palace confirmed the tragic news on Friday that Prince Philip had passed away, aged 99.
‘It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,’ Buckingham Palace announced in a statement today.
‘His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.’
Why was Prince Philip not king?
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Prince Philip married into the royal family in the late 1940s.
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Prince Philip was the longest-serving consort in British history.
He married the then-princess Elizabeth in 1947 and was by her side for her coronation in 1953, when he officially became prince consort.
But despite being married to the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh was never king.
Here s what we know about why he was never given the title.
What exactly was Prince Philip s title?
Most commonly, he was referred to as His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The British Academy of Flim and Television Arts (Baftas) honoured Prince Philip at the annual awards this weekend.
The Duke of Edinburgh served as the first-ever Bafta president from 1959 to 1965. Other royals have taken on the role after him, including Prince William, the current president.
Host Clara Amfo said during the ceremony on Saturday: Tonight we want to say on behalf of BAFTA that we are extremely saddened by the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on Friday. The Duke was Bafta s very first president over 60 years ago and was the first in a line of royal patronages all the way through to BAFTA s current president, his grandson, the Duke of Cambridge, reports
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Councillor Ian Roome (then Barnstaple Mayor) meeting Prince Philip during a visit to Chivenor in 2011
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Barnstaple town and district councillor Ian Roome remembers Prince Philip’s last visit to North Devon in 2011, where he was present at the homecoming parade of Chivenor’s Commando Logistic Regiment to celebrate their safe return from Afghanistan.
Councillor Roome said: “We were extremely honoured when His Royal Highness Prince Philip visited Barnstaple to take the salute of the men and women from the Commando Logistic Regiment as they marched past a dais on the Strand in a triumphant procession to celebrate their safe return from Afghanistan.