‘What a life!’ Britain pays tribute to Prince Philip

People gather outside Buckingham Palace after Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, died at the age of 99, in London

Gun salutes will be fired across Britain on Saturday to mark the passing of Prince Philip as tributes flooded in for a man who was a pillar of strength for Queen Elizabeth during her 69-year reign. Flowers were piled high outside royal residences as sombre mourners paid their respects to the 99-year-old prince who had spent more than seven decades at the heart of the British monarchy. ‘We're all weeping with you, Ma'am,’ read the front page of the Sun tabloid, while its rival the Daily Mail ran a 144-page tribute to Philip, who died on Friday at Windsor Castle. Buckingham Palace is expected to announce details of Philip's funeral later on Saturday, although it is likely to be a small, private affair, stripped of the grandeur of traditional royal occasions by Covid-19 restrictions and the prince's own dislike of people making a fuss.