Thursday marks what would have been Prince Philip’s 100th birthday.
The Queen will be spending the day reflecting on the extraordinary life of her husband, and the impact he made during his long life.
Prince Philip died on April 9 at Windsor Castle – just a couple of months before his 100th birthday.
Before his death, Buckingham Palace was considering the best way to mark Prince Philip’s birthday, which he would have wanted to be a low key affair..
Royal commentator for Sky News, Alastair Bruce, said: “The Duke of Edinburgh was never much interested in birthdays himself. Still less, being a 100.
Stamps issued in memory of Philip
Updated: 13/05/2021, 12:27 am
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Four new stamps are being issued by the Royal Mail in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh.
The black and white images show Philip, who died last month at the age of 99, at different stages of his life.
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The first, a portrait of the duke as a young man, was taken by the photographer Baron, while the second is of Philip attending the passing out parade of his son, the Duke of York, at Dartmouth Naval College in Devon.
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Another stamp is of Philip at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, while the last and most recent image is a portrait taken by photographer Terry O’Neill.
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UK s Royal Mail launches stamps in Prince Philip s memory
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London, May 13 : The UK s Royal Mail on Thursday announced that it has issued four new stamps in the memory of Prince Philip, who died at the age of 99 last month.
The commemorative stamps feature black and white images taken at various stages of the Duke of Ediburgh s life, reports dpa news agency.
One image reflects the Prince s time in service, taken by the photographer Baron, while the second is of the him attending the passing out parade of his son, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, at Dartmouth Naval College in Devon.