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Buckingham Palace confirmed the tragic news earlier this month that Prince Philip had passed away, aged 99.
‘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,’ Buckingham Palace announced in a statement.
‘His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.’
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among the first to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh when news broke, with Prince William releasing a personal message:
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The mother of three also wore the Queen s Bahrain Pearl Earrings, made from pearls gifted to Elizabeth II on the event of her wedding to Philip in 1947. Kate Middleton, right, paid a subtle tribute to Queen Elizabeth, left, on her 95th birthday by donning a pair of diamond and pearl earrings she borrowed from the monarch, who first wore the heirloom earrings in 1977 when she celebrated her silver jubilee and has loaned them to the Duchess of Cambridge on various occasions. (Getty)
Further extending their ties to the late Duke of Edinburgh on Wednesday, William and Middleton’s visit to the Air Training Corps in East London was significant in the respect that Philip had served as Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Training Corps for 63 years until 2015, when he passed the military patronage on to Middleton, who became Honorary Air Commandant.