The Buckingham Palace has announced the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip – husband of Queen Elizabeth at age 99. 
THE STATEMENT
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.
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was born on the island of Corfu in 1921. 
The young prince attended the MacJannet American School in Saint-Cloud, France (not far outside of Paris). In this picture, he engages in a round of archery with some classmates, appearing as though they are pretending to be Robin Hood. Can you spot the Queen’s future husband? He’s second from the left. 
The Prince partakes in a school production of Macbeth. Prince Philip would have been around 14 years old when this photo was taken of him wearing his costume 
Prince Philip enlisted as a cadet in the Royal Navy, according to Army Cadet History. After training at RNC Dartmouth, he went on to work as a midshipman on the HMS Ramillies in 1940. 
The Prince married Queen Elizabeth II in 1947. After the nuptials, Philip became His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh 
A royal wedding wouldn’t be complete without the iconic balcony wave. In this photo, Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth (though at the time, still a princess) wave joyfully to the crowd of onlookers from the balcony at Buckingham Palace 
Prince Philip rides with Queen Elizabeth to her coronation on June 2, 1953. 
Before Elizabeth became Queen, she and Prince Philip welcomed their first child into the world. Prince Charles was born on November 14, 1948. 
The couple went on to have four children together – Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Princess Edward. 
Prince Philip loves sports and, according to Polo Weekly, gifted his son Prince Charles with a polo mallet at the age of 15 
Prince Philip is pictured painting 
Prince Philip did a lot of traveling with the Queen. In fact, he rarely stopped moving until he finally decided to retire from public life in 2017 
Prince Philip rides to Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding ceremony alongside Diana’s mother, Mrs. Shand Kydd 
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip pictured after the christening of Prince William, their first grandchild 
The Golden Jubilee is celebrated in England to mark the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II. For the celebration, the Queen and Prince Philip rode in a cavalcade along the mall to wave to a large crowd 
In 2007, Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth celebrated their very impressive diamond anniversary—that’s 60 years of marriage 
The Duke was married to Queen Elizabeth II for 73 years 
Prince Philip accompanies his bride to the Patrons Lunch on the Mall in London for her 90th birthday celebration. 
Prince Philip at Harry and Meghan’s wedding despite a hip surgery a month prior 
A stunning painting of Prince Philip standing in the halls of Buckingham Palace was released in 2017 
Prince Philip pictured with the Queen at Windsor in June 2020 
Boris Johnson:
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. We remember the duke for all of this and above all for his steadfast support for Her Majesty the Queen.
Prince Philip pictures with Nelson Mandela. The Prince carried out over 20,000 solo public engagements 
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Pictures
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