FILE - In this Tuesday, June 20, 2017 file photo, Britain s Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, left, smiles as she travels with Prince William, right, and Prince Edward in a open carriage to the parade ring on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England. Prince Philip was the longest serving royal consort in British history. In Britain, the husband or wife of the monarch is known as consort, a position that carries immense prestige but has no constitutional role. The wife of King George VI, who outlived him by 50 years, was loved as the Queen Mother. Prince Charlesâ wife, Camilla, has worked to emerge from the shadow of his immensely popular first wife, Diana.
The Latest: Gun salutes to mark Prince Philip s death
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 10, 2021 at 4:14 am EDT
A tribute to Britain s Prince Philip is projected onto a large screen at Piccadilly Circus in London, Friday, April 9, 2021. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Events and reaction from around the world to mark the death of Prince Philip at age 99:
LONDON Gun salutes marking the death of the Duke of Edinburgh will take place across the U.K., in Gibraltar and at sea.
2021/04/10 15:59 A tribute to Britain s Prince Philip is projected onto a large screen at Piccadilly Circus in London, Friday, April 9, 2021. Buckingham Palace officia. A tribute to Britain s Prince Philip is projected onto a large screen at Piccadilly Circus in London, Friday, April 9, 2021. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) A woman gestures as she sings next to tributes left in honor of Britain s Prince Philip in front of Buckingham Palace in London on Saturday, April 10,.
Details of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral are expected to be released this weekend after his death on Friday at the age of 99.
Buckingham Palace said Philip died peacefully in his sleep at Windsor Castle, leaving the Queen and the royal family “mourning his loss”.
His death triggered a flood of tributes from across the globe – with world leaders, foreign royal families and charities hailing his life and legacy.
Philip’s funeral is expected to take place at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, but the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown in England will impact plans.
Under the current rules, services can only be attended by a maximum of 30 people.