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Apr 9, 2021, 9 tweets

#BREAKING Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip has died: palace

#UPDATE Queen Elizabeth II's 99-year-old husband Prince Philip, who was recently hospitalised and underwent a successful heart procedure, died on Friday, Buckingham Palace announced.

The death of the Duke of Edinburgh is a profound loss for the 94-year-old monarch, who once described him as her "strength and stay all these years"
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#BREAKING Union Jack at half-mast over Buckingham Palace in tribute to Prince Philip

#VIDEO He often grabbed headlines for his gaffes, but Prince Philip was portrayed by royalists as the silent stalwart, who shelved his personal ambitions to support Queen Elizabeth II over seven decades
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#UPDATE Prince Philip, who has died at the age of 99, had a nomadic upbringing through World War II before becoming the British royal family's patriarch. Here are five snapshots of his life. u.afp.com/UMFr

VIDEO: 🇬🇧 Britain's Prince Philip, who has died aged 99, made it his life's work to look after and support his wife Queen Elizabeth II, says author and former royal reporter Phil Dampier. Philip was recently hospitalised and underwent a successful heart procedure

#BREAKING Prince Philip 'gladly dedicated himself to the people of the UK': US President Biden

#UPDATE Prince Philip 'gladly dedicated himself to the people of the UK, the Commonwealth, and to his family', US President Biden says, 'from his service during World War II, to his 73 years alongside the Queen'

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