ROBERT HARDMAN: The Queen became a truly great monarch because she had Prince Philip at her side

Theirs has been one of the great royal love stories of all time. In a thousand years of monarchy, their marriage outlasted that of every other Sovereign. And now, more than 150 years after the last great royal consort was taken from a very great queen, history has repeated itself. Just as ‘Victoria and Albert’ … Read more

Prince Philip’s childhood: A runaway adulterous father and mentally unstable mother

During the early days of his public life in Britain, the Duke of Edinburgh’s nickname — waspishly repeated by Private Eye — was ‘Phil the Greek’. But he had no Greek blood, and he intensely disliked the country of his birth. Hounded out of a nation where his grandfather and uncle had once reigned as … Read more

How the British Press reacted to news of Prince Philip’s death

‘Deep sorrow’, ‘A Life of Duty’ and ‘Her Rock’: How the British Press reacted to news of Prince Philip’s death Ten of Britain’s top selling national newspapers dedicate their front pages to the Duke of Edinburgh today Prince Philip passed away peacefully, aged 99, yesterday at Windsor Castle, to the ‘deep sorrow’ of the Queen … Read more

Prince Philip dies: Piers Morgan pays tribute to ‘selfless’ Duke of Edinburgh

Dedication. Devotion. Duty. That’s all you need to know about Prince Philip. For 73 years, this extraordinarily selfless man gave his life to the service of his adoptive country and to his wife, the Queen. He was the longest-serving royal consort to any sovereign in British history. And he was tough, uncompromising, fiercely loyal, incredibly … Read more

How the British Press reacted to news of Prince Philip’s death

‘Deep sorrow’, ‘A Life of Duty’ and ‘Her Rock’: How the British Press reacted to news of Prince Philip’s death Ten of Britain’s top selling national newspapers dedicate their front pages to the Duke of Edinburgh today Prince Philip passed away peacefully, aged 99, yesterday at Windsor Castle, to the ‘deep sorrow’ of the Queen … Read more

An inspiration to us all: Prince Philip could sail a yacht, fly a jet and drive a carriage

From the moment the Queen, as a prim young girl of 13, was shown around the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth by a dashing 18-year-old cadet, no other man really counted. His death yesterday severed a partnership that had lasted for eight decades. As the Queen’s oldest friend, the late Margaret Rhodes, once told the … Read more

Prince Philip dies: Westminster Abbey to toll bell every 60 seconds, 99 times in tribute

A Death Gun Salute will be fired at noon today to pay tribute to Prince Philip after Westminster Abbey tolled its bell 99 times in 99 minutes.  Saluting batteries will fire 41 rounds at one round every minute for 40 minutes at Cardiff Castle, Edinburgh Castle and Hillsborough Castle in Belfast and in Gibraltar, the Ministry … Read more

Richard Wilkins pays tribute to the late Prince Philip on Weekend Today

‘He had a wicked sense of humour and didn’t suffer fools easily’: Richard Wilkins pays tribute to the late Prince Philip on Weekend Today By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:48 BST, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 02:48 BST, 10 April 2021 Richard Wilkins has paid tribute to Prince Philip on Weekend Today. … Read more

Prince Philip dies: Westminster Abbey to toll bell every 60 seconds, 99 times in tribute

A Death Gun Salute will be fired at noon today to pay tribute to Prince Philip after Westminster Abbey tolled its bell 99 times in 99 minutes.  Saluting batteries will fire 41 rounds at one round every minute for 40 minutes at Cardiff Castle, Edinburgh Castle and Hillsborough Castle in Belfast and in Gibraltar, the Ministry … Read more

JAN MOIR: Prince Philip’s death was hardly unexpected but when the news came we felt a jolt of loss

We cannot be surprised that Prince Philip has died at the age of 99, yet somehow we are. For the news, when it came, was a shock. A jolting moment on a cold, spring morning. Followed by an unexpected wash of sorrow and then an even more surprising feeling of loss. Why should we feel … Read more