The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip has died
By Andy Murrill
andy.murrill@newburynews.co.uk
Published: 12:20, 09 April 2021
| Updated: 15:02, 09 April 2021
Buckingham Palace has announced the death of the Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99.
Prince Philip had been admitted to the private King Edward VII Hospital in London on Tuesday, February 16 as a "precautionary measure" but fears for his health persisted.
HRH had received his Covid-19 vaccination, along with HM The Queen, in January.
Prince Philip has died
The couple, who had been married 73 years, spent much of the pandemic isolating at Windsor Castle.
The Duke had previously spent four nights in hospital in December before being discharged on Christmas Eve.
In 2017 he retired from public duties and transferred his role of colonel-in-chief of The Rifles in a ceremony in Windsor to the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla, last July.
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