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Prince Philip, Consort Of UK's Queen Elizabeth II, Passes Away Aged 99
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Prince Philip, the consort of UK's Queen Elizabeth II, passed away on Friday, the Buckingham Palace announced. He was 99.
"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 statement said, the BBC reported.
He had recently been in hospital.
Hailing from the Greek and Danish families, Prince Philip was also the nephew of Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, under whom the country became Independent.
Prince Philip was born on the Greek island of Corfu on 10 June 1921.
Living in Britain and joining the Royal Navy in 1939, he married Princess Elizabeth in 1947, five years before she became the Queen.
The couple had four children, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Prince Philip was the longest-serving royal consort in British history.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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