Britain’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99

Britain’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99

April 9, 2021   04:50 pm

Britain’s Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced.

A statement from Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced 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.”

The prince married Princess Elizabeth in 1947, five years before she became Queen, and was the longest-serving royal consort in British history.

In March, the Duke of Edinburgh left hospital after a month-long stay for treatment.

He underwent a procedure for a pre-existing heart condition at another London hospital - St Bartholomew’s.

Prince Philip and the Queen had four children, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Their first son, the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, was born in 1948, followed by his sister, the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, in 1950, the Duke of York, Prince Andrew, in 1960 and the Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, in 1964.

Prince Philip was born on the Greek island of Corfu on 10 June 1921.

His father was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, a younger son of King George I of the Hellenes.

His mother, Princess Alice, was a daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten and a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.

Source: BBC
-Agencies

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His mother was the sister of Lord Louis Mountbatten *Face Palm*
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Mike Revere · 205 weeks ago

Good example of a stable and supportive marriage as well as a great and selfless service to the nation
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S.H.Moulana · 205 weeks ago

A very close friend of ours and an ex employee of the British High Commission in Colombo, now domiciled in Canada, Shiranthi de Mel, recalls how she was chosen to garland Prince Philip on the Royal couple's visit to the High Commission, way back in 1981.Bravo dear Shiro great memories!!
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Who the **cks cares! The bloody royals that sip on human blood as rituals.
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SL-Wallah · 205 weeks ago

Who the **cks cares? These are the villains who are not relevant in the modern world of today. These families have caused genocide in our countries under a so-called “empire.” Instead, they should rot in hell. Another bastard is less to be fed and cared for by taxpayers. They still hold the wickedness in them to treat the so-called former colonies under their boots by creating civil disturbances like what they now do for Sri Lanka by supporting the LTTE, harboring and protecting a notorious terrorist Adela Balasingham, who is responsible for thousands of Sri Lankans – innocent Tamil as well as Singhala people.

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