The Duke of Edinburgh ‘passed away peacefully’ at Windsor Castle.
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died Friday at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace announced.
The husband of Queen Elizabeth II “passed away peacefully” at Windsor Castle. The couple celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary in November 2020.
The health of the duke, who was born in Corfu, had been slowly deteriorating for a number of years and he announced he was stepping down from royal engagements in 2017.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “Prince Philip earned the affection of generations here in the United Kingdom, across the Commonwealth and around the world.”
“Like the expert carriage driver that he was, he helped to steer the royal family and the monarchy so that it remains an institution indisputably vital to the balance and happiness of our national life,” Johnson said in a statement.
“He was an environmentalist, and a champion of the natural world long before it was fashionable. With his Duke of Edinburgh awards scheme he shaped and inspired the lives of countless young people and at literally tens of thousands of events he fostered their hopes and encouraged their ambitions,” he added.
“We remember the Duke for all of this and above all for his steadfast support for Her Majesty the Queen,” Johnson said. “And it is to Her Majesty, and her family, that our nation’s thoughts must turn today. Because they have lost not just a much-loved and highly respected public figure, but a devoted husband and a proud and loving father, grandfather and, in recent years, great-grandfather.”
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was “saddened” by the news, and Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill issued a joint statement expressing their condolences. Mark Drakeford, the first minister of Wales, said the duke “served the crown with selfless devotion and will be sorely missed by the people of Wales and the many organisations he supported.”
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Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, “passed away peacefully” at Windsor Castle on Friday at the age of 99 https://t.co/Aii0aHd8K6
— POLITICO (@politico) April 9, 2021He might not have been the captain of the ship he married into, but Prince Philip steered the Crown through the turbulent waters of the postwar years, @Otto_English writes https://t.co/Ole0nex1Ic
— POLITICO (@politico) April 9, 2021
He was the last of his kind.
He had heirs. He has no successors.
— John Schindler (@20committee) April 9, 2021
Baller.
“Ma’am, you’re passport please.”
“You’re looking at it young man.” https://t.co/EdpKRG03so— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) April 9, 2021
Rest in peace, Your Royal Highness.
Prince Andrew says Queen Elizabeth described "huge void" after death of Prince Philip https://t.co/OmMeD6KrDe pic.twitter.com/ojkpkb7R5q
— The Hill (@thehill) April 12, 2021
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