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HIS HUGE, red hands were what you noticed first. On his wrist the plain watch with its brown leather strap, and the copper bracelet he wore to ease the rheumatism that so plagued his later years. Moulded by his genes and by life, those hands, big as lion-paws, in turn moulded those around him: his wife, their children, her subjects.
Had Philip been the soft-skinned English aristocrat that the king and queen would have preferred for their elder daughter, Elizabeth, it would have been different. But he was an outsider. By the time he married his second cousin once removed, at the age of 26, he had lost virtually all his early roots. His father was dead; his mother, having suffered a mental breakdown, had withdrawn into a religious order. She wore a grey habit to the end of her life. Three of his four sisters married Nazis; none was welcome at the royal wedding in Westminster Abbey just after the end of the war.
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Known for his sense of humour and at times controversial gaffes, Queen Elizabeth II s consort was the longest-serving in British history.
His marriage to Queen Elizabeth lasted 74 years, with the couple celebrating their 70th anniversary in 2017. They had four children.
During his time at Buckingham Palace, Philip carried out thousands of solo engagements and hundreds of overseas trips.
The Duke of Edinburgh was born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark on the Greek island of Corfu on June 10, 1921.
He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1939, serving in the Second World War. Aged 17 he joined the battleship HMS Valiant, which fought at the Battle of Cape Matapan off the coast of Greece.
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FILE - In this Thursday, March 30, 2017 file photo, Britain s Prince Philip, in his capacity of Colonel, Grenadier Guards, talks with members of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards as they applaud the final whistle from the sidelines, of the Manchester Cup inter-company football match at Lille Barracks in Aldershot, England. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died, it was announced on Friday, April 9, 2021. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, married Elizabeth in 1947 and was the longest-serving consort in British history. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at the age of 99, and for 70 years he served
the Queen, only retiring from public life at age 96.
The Palace said that the Duke’s decision to stop carrying out royal engagements after his 96th birthday had the “full support” of the Queen. Look back on the many years of service that The Duke gave to Queen and country….
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WATCH: Prince Phillip has died aged 99
The day before the announcement about the Duke s retirement was made, he was at Lord s Cricket Ground opening a new stand. Exhibiting the mischievous sense of humour that has leavened his years of public service, he joked that he is the world s most experienced plaque unveiler .
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