Prince Charles remembers ‘dear papa’ as details of funeral emerge

Service to be held at Windsor on 17 April and include Duke of Edinburgh’s request that his coffin be borne on a Land Rover

Prince Charles has paid tribute to his “dear papa” as details of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral plans emerged, including Prince Philip’s special request that his coffin be borne on a Land Rover.

Speaking at Highgrove, the Prince of Wales said: “My dear papa was a very special person who I think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him.”

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Prince Philip: gun salutes held across UK in tribute to Duke of Edinburgh – latest updates

Salutes held across the UK as well as in Gibraltar after Queen’s Elizabeth’s husband died aged 99 on Friday

Prince William has withdrawn from this weekend’s Bafta awards ceremony, the organisation said in a statement.

“In light of the Duke of Edinburgh’s passing, the Duke of Cambridge will no longer be part of Bafta programming this weekend

The King of Saudi Arabia, one of the many Middle East autocrats with whom the British royal family has longstanding ties, has sent his condolences to the Queen.

King Salman’s telegram, sent late on Friday evening according to the official Saudi Press Agency, said:

We received with utmost sorrow the news of the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and as we express to Your Majesty, the Royal Family and the friendly people of the United Kingdom, the warmest condolences and sincere consolation, we supplicate that you may never see any harm or mischief.

I have received with utmost sorrow the news of the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. I express to Your Majesty, the Royal Family and the friendly people of the United Kingdom, the warmest condolences and sincere consolation, wishing you permanent good health, and that you may never see any harm.

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Scott Morrison recites from God Save the Queen after death of Prince Philip

Australian prime minister says he hopes Queen Elizabeth will ‘find great comfort in your faith and your family’

The Australian prime minister and governor general have paid tribute to Prince Philip, who has died aged 99, saying he was “no stranger to Australia” having visited the country more than 20 times.

Scott Morrison said Australians sent their love and deepest condolences to Queen Elizabeth and the royal family. He stated Philip “embodied a generation that we will never see again”.

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‘A heck of a guy’: Joe Biden pays tribute to Prince Philip – video

Joe Biden has paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, and sent condolences to Queen Elizabeth II. 'He was a heck of a guy,' the US president told reporters at a photo opportunity in the Oval Office, '99-years-old and he never slowed down at all - which I admire the devil out of.'

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Queen and Prince Philip not behind Archie skin colour remarks, Oprah says

Oprah Winfrey said on Monday Harry stressed ‘it was not his grandmother or grandfather who were part of those conversations’

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were not behind comments about the colour of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s child, according to Oprah Winfrey, who conducted the interview in which the startling revelation was made.

Related: 'I didn't want to be alive any more': Harry and Meghan describe racism and royal animosity in Oprah interview

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Prince of Wales visits his father Prince Philip in hospital

Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to King Edward VII’s hospital in London on Tuesday after feeling unwell

The Prince of Wales has visited his father the Duke of Edinburgh in hospital.

Philip, 99, was admitted to King Edward VII’s hospital in London on Tuesday evening as a precautionary measure after feeling unwell and walked unaided into the medical centre.

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Prince Philip set to remain in hospital into next week

Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to King Edward VII’s hospital in London after feeling unwell

The Duke of Edinburgh is expected to remain in hospital for “observation and rest” into next week, sources have said.

Prince Philip was admitted to King Edward VII’s hospital on Tuesday evening after feeling unwell and walked unaided into the medical centre.

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The Queen and Prince Philip receive first dose of Covid vaccine

Injections given by royal household doctor at Windsor Castle, where the couple are spending lockdown

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have been vaccinated against Covid, joining more than a million people in the UK who have been given the jab.

In an unusual move, Buckingham Palace – which rarely comments on the private health matters of the couple – announced that the 94-year-old head of state and her consort had been given the injection.

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The Queen and Prince Philip celebrate 73rd wedding anniversary

Royal couple release image showing them reading a card made by great-grandchildren

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary on Friday, and have marked the occasion by releasing a photograph of them reading a card made by their great-grandchildren, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

The couple are pictured on a sofa in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle, where they are spending lockdown.

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Prince Philip marks 99th birthday with Queen in lockdown in Windsor Castle

Buckingham Palace release a new photograph of the royal couple ahead of his birthday

Prince Philip, the Queen’s husband, will mark his 99th birthday on Wednesday, with the royal couple still in lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Queen, 94, and her husband of 72 years are maintaining social distancing rules at Windsor castle, west of London, because their age puts them in a high-risk category for Covid-19.

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Prince Philip to spend ‘a few more days’ in hospital

Queen is not changing her Christmas schedule as Duke of Edinburgh remains in London

The Duke of Edinburgh is expected to stay in hospital for a few more days while receiving treatment relating to a “pre-existing condition”.

His planned admission on Friday to King Edward VII’s Hospital in central London, which has treated members of the royal family for decades, was described as precautionary by Buckingham Palace.

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Prince Philip treated in hospital for pre-existing condition

Ninety-eight-year-old moved from Norfolk to the King Edward VII hospital in London

The Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted to hospital for observation and treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition, Buckingham Palace said.

In a statement, the palace said: “The Duke of Edinburgh travelled from Norfolk this morning to the King Edward VII hospital in London for observation and treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition. The admission is a precautionary measure, on the advice of his royal highness’s doctor.”

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Prince Philip gives up driving licence three weeks after car crash

Buckingham Palace announces Duke of Edinburgh’s ‘voluntary decision’ following collision

The Duke of Edinburgh has voluntarily surrendered his driving licence just over three weeks after his car overturned following a collision with another vehicle near the Queen’s Sandringham estate.

Two days after the accident Prince Philip, who is 97, was seen behind the wheel of a new car and was given “suitable words of advice” by police when photographed not wearing a seatbelt while on a public road.

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Prince Philip apologises to woman injured in car crash

Duke of Edinburgh wishes Emma Fairweather ‘a speedy recovery’ and suggests low sun may have been to blame

A “very contrite” Duke of Edinburgh has personally apologised for his part in a car crash to a woman who was left with a broken wrist.

In a letter to Emma Fairweather, Prince Philip, 97, suggested glare from the winter sun may have been to blame for the incident as he pulled out from a side road on to the A149 near the Sandringham estate in Norfolk on 17 January.

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Prince Philip has not said sorry for car crash, injured woman claims

Emma Fairweather has reportedly said she is in a lot of pain after breaking her wrist in the collision but feels ignored

A woman who broke her wrist in a car crash with Prince Philip claims she has not received an apology from the royal family even though she could have been killed.

Emma Fairweather, 46, was a passenger in her unnamed friend’s Kia, along with her friend’s nine-month-old baby, when the collision with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Land Rover Freelander occurred as he pulled out on to the A149 near the Queen’s Norfolk estate on Thursday.

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Elderly drivers: when is it time to hand over the car keys?

Loss of autonomy is a painful reality of old age – but it’s hard to let go when, like Prince Philip, you are used to being in charge

In the wake of his car crash on Thursday afternoon, in which the Duke of Edinburgh rather miraculously walked away unhurt, there has been much speculation over the man’s great age, and whether, at 97, he is now simply too old to operate so independently. Loss of autonomy becomes inevitable when you reach such a ripe vintage, but it is never easy to hand over – in both a metaphorical and literal sense – the keys you have held for so long in your grip.

My grandfather lived until he was 94. Neither he nor his wife, my grandmother (still alive at 99), looked, or acted, their age. The necessity to give up certain activities only ever came at them rudely, and they could never be told they were too old for anything; they had to learn it for themselves, the hard way.

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