Prince Philip, Spouse of Queen Elizabeth, Lifeless at 99

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace announced this early morning.

“It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the demise of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,” the statement reads. “His Royal Highness handed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle. More bulletins will be designed in because of training course.”

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“The Royal Household be a part of with men and women all-around the world in mourning his loss.”

Prince Philip, who retired from formal royal responsibilities in August 2017 at the age of 96, had suffered from health and fitness concerns over the previous a number of decades. He was not long ago admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London in February, where by he was dealt with for an infection and inevitably underwent heart medical procedures after currently being transferred to St. Bartholomew’s Medical center. He subsequently returned to Windsor Castle on March 16, where by he and the Queen put in significantly of the earlier calendar year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Prince Philip, who born in 1921 in Corfu, Greece to Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, married the then-Princess Elizabeth in 1947. He renounced his Greek and Danish titles and took the surname Mountbatten (from his mother’s facet) in get to marry the foreseeable future monarch. Prince Philip and the foreseeable future Queen started a courtship in 1939, when he was 18 and she was 13.

They married at Westminster Abbey in London on November 20 1947. Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth had four kids Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, as effectively as 8 grandchildren and 10 fantastic-grandchildren.

Prince Philip was the longest-serving British consort in background. After his retirement from community lifetime, he invested most of his time at Sandringham Estate, nevertheless he designed a several appearances for unique situations, such as his grandson Prince Harry’s marriage ceremony to Meghan Markle, as well as for his granddaughter Princess Eugenie’s wedding ceremony and, most lately, his granddaughter Princess Beatrice’s personal marriage at Windsor.

The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen have been married for 73 yrs throughout her Diamond Jubilee address, Queen Elizabeth mentioned, “During these several years as your Queen, the help of my family has, across the generations, been beyond measure. Prince Philip is, I think, effectively-recognized for declining compliments of any kind. But during he has been a consistent energy and manual.”