
Britain mourns Prince Philip, longtime consort of Queen Elizabeth II, as funeral plans are awaited
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Many Britons and others around the world will wake Saturday to a sense of sadness at the death of Prince Philip, the patriarch of the UK royal family who spent more than 70 years by the side of Queen Elizabeth II.
The news that Philip, also known by his official title of the Duke of Edinburgh, had "passed away peacefully" at the age of 99 was announced Friday by the Queen "with deep sorrow," Buckingham Palace said. The duke had recently spent a month in two London hospitals, undergoing heart surgery and treatment for an infection, before returning in mid-March to Windsor Castle, where he died on Friday morning.More Related News