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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have led US tributes to Prince Philip following his death at the age of 99.
In addition to a formal statement released by the White House on Friday morning, Mr Biden made some brief comments to reporters during an Oval Office meeting in the afternoon.
He said: “Jill and I and the entire administration send our condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the loss of Prince Philip. He was a heck of a guy.”
The president noted “his bravery, serving in World War Two, as well as his being champion of the environment as well as the charitable things he set up.”
Adiós al príncipe Felipe, líderes del mundo enviaron sus condolencias
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At 18 months old, the Duke of Edinburgh was evacuated from Greece in an orange box (Getty Images)
Prince Philip, who died this morning at the age of 99, was the son of a Greek prince and was born on the idyllic island of Corfu.
The youngest of five children, the prince was born at the family home, Mon Repos, on 10 June 1921 to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg.
At his birth, Philip was sixth in line to the Greek throne, as Prince Andrew was the son of King George I of Greece.