Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s Husband and The Longest serving British Consort has died at 99.
Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh.
Courtesy Royal Family .
The Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip has died at the aged of 99 according to the British Monarchy:
“It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.”
Prince Philip who is the longest serving and oldest-ever consort in British monarchy was born in 1921 in Greek island and survived by wife Queen Elizabeth, four children, 8 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
In March, Prince Philip underwent a successful heart treatment procedure in a London hospital. There would be no lying in state or any public event for the late Prince. The funeral which will be on Saturday the seventeenth, will be attended by Prince Harry, his grandson and Duke of Sussex but without his wife Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, who is pregnant.
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