Prince Philip, husband of the British Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 99. This is reported by the official Twitter account of the Buckingham Palace.
Based on the message, Prince Philip died, being in his home.
"With deep sorrow, Her Majesty Queen announced the death of his beloved husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness peacefully died this morning in the Windsor Castle, "the records reported.
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.
- The Royal Family (@royalfamily) APRIL 9, 2021
His Royal Highness Passed Away Peacefully This Morning AT Windsor Castle. pic.twitter.com/xoidqqlfpn.
Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of Great Britain, already expressed his condolences. In the report, he thanked the Duke of Edinburgh for his "outstanding life and work."
It should be noted that in mid-February, Prince Philipp had a hospital in connection with infectious disease, which is not associated with coronavirus infection. A little later he suffered an operation on the heart, and on March 16 he was already discharged from the hospital.
Prince Philip was born in 1921 on the Greek Island of Corfu, and his father Georg I was King Greece. With Elizabeth II, he met when he was 18 years old, and she turned 13. Judging by the rumors, it was Elizabeth who made the Philip of the offer he accepted, refusing to the title of Prince Danish and Greek. Spouses got married in 1947, and in 2017 celebrated the 70th anniversary of the wedding, which made this royal marriage the longest in world history.