Britain’s Prince Philip Dies at 99

Britain’s Prince Philip Dies at 99

His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, the man who has been the Queen’s husband and supporter for more than seven decades, has died at age 99.

The duke, who returned to Windsor Castle three weeks ago after a month in three different hospitals, died Friday morning two months before his hundredth birthday.

Royal advisers will meet Saturday to finalize details of the funeral service, which will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, rather than at Westminster Abbey.

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Prince Philip, who would have turned 100 on June 10, has been recovering from a heart operation, which took place at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in the City of London last month. He had been admitted to the private King Edward VII’s Hospital in Marylebone as a precaution after feeling unwell in February. 

"He died just as Buckingham Palace was again in turmoil, this time over Oprah Winfrey’s explosive televised interview with Philip’s grandson Prince Harry and Harry’s biracial wife, Meghan, on March 7, when the couple, in self-imposed exile in California, lodged accusations of racism and cruelty against members of the royal family," wrote the New York Times on Friday. 

Statement From Royal Family:

It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. 

His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.