Prince Phillip has died.
By Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (24859)
Lichfield, England
April 9, 2021 6:35am CST
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of England has just announced the death of her husband, Prince Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh.
He died peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.
He was 99 years of age and was looking forward to celebrating his 100th birthday in about a month's time.
Her Majesty announced the news a few moments ago with deep sorrow.
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@marguicha (215177)
• Chile
9 Apr 21
He was a royal most respected by everyone. RIP
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr 21
That is so true. He will be missed.
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@LadyDuck (457412)
• Switzerland
9 Apr 21
@sharonelton Harry is part of the family, he should be there, "private" surely does not mean without the family members.
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@LadyDuck (457412)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 21
@sharonelton For what I have read this morning, Harry will come, she almost surely not.
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr 21
@LadyDuck No, I agree. But I don't know wether he'd be allowed to anyway considering because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr 21
Yes, it is. It is a great loss to the nation.
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@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
9 Apr 21
@sharonelton The Duke of Edinburgh was part of a family whose royal roots spread right across Europe. He was a descendant of the Danish-German house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, whose members have provided bespoke royalty to Denmark, Norway and Greece. Philip was himself born Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark on June 10 1921 on Corfu. He certainly had a lot more German than Greek blood and did speak German.(from the net)
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@merrybelle2021 (1389)
• Philippines
9 Apr 21
My first thought is Harry, how hard it must be to be so far away.
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
9 Apr 21
Yes, I thought that too. Did they let him know before they made the official announcement?
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@merrybelle2021 (1389)
• Philippines
9 Apr 21
@sharonelton I hope so. At the end of the day, they're still family.
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
9 Apr 21
@merrybelle2021 Yes, I totally agree. Harry will be upset too. He was his Grandad.
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
9 Apr 21
He is now in a better place. My condolences with his family and friends. 
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@ptrikha_2 (45422)
• India
10 Apr 21
He was quite respected. He lived quite long enough. In a way it is end of an era.
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@RebeccasFarm (86511)
• United States
9 Apr 21
Yes I loved him he was a decent man RIP
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@RebeccasFarm (86511)
• United States
10 Apr 21
@sharonelton Yes he fought to preserve the dignity of the Queen
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr 21
Yes he was very decent and was always there for the Queen.
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr 21
@RebeccasFarm Absolutely. He was her rock.
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@FourWalls (61951)
• United States
9 Apr 21
My sympathies to the Queen and the people of the United Kingdom.
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr 21
Thank you very much, that is very kind of you.
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr 21
Yes, that's absolutely true. They were devoted to each other.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
10 Apr 21
It was in our local evening news tonight. Very sad news.
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
10 Apr 21
It is very sad. He will be missed.
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