Tributes have been paid around the world to the Duke of Edinburgh after his death aged 99.
US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden said they are keeping the Queen and her family in their hearts following the death of Prince Philip.
In offering condolences on behalf of the United States, the Bidens said in a statement that the impact of the duke’s decades of public service is evident in the causes he advocated.
The Bidens cited Philip’s involvement with environmental causes, the military and young people.
They added that his legacy will live on not only through his family, his children and grandchildren, but in all the charitable endeavours he helped shape.
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Reaction from around the world on the death of Prince Philip at age 99:
UNITED NATIONS U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid tribute to Prince Philip âfor his active work for the betterment of humankind,â his spokesman said.
The U.N. chief cited his support for the work of his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, for over 60 years âand his dedication to charitable causes as a patron of some 800 organizations, in particular those focused on the environment, industry, sport and education,â U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
The secretary-general âis saddenedâ at the Duke of Edinburghâs passing and âextends condolences to Her Royal Highness, the Queen, and to the people of the United Kingdom,â Dujarric said.
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By The Associated Press April 10, 2021 GMT
Reaction from around the world on the death of Prince Philip at age 99:
SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison offered his country’s “deepest sympathies and condolences” to Queen Elizabeth II on the passing of Prince Philip.
“While your strength and stay, your Majesty, may now have passed, Jenny and I pray that you will find great comfort in your faith, in your family, at this time,” he said. “But we also, your Majesty, say to you as a Commonwealth, let us also now be your strength and stay as you continue to endure, as you continue to serve so loyally and so faithfully, as you have done over so many generations.”