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PRINCE Philip died just two months short of his 100th birthday, so missed out on a telegram from his wife. It’s sad news for her and for the rest of his family, of course, and they deserve our sympathy. But it soon became clear that many felt the wall-to-wall coverage of tributes was excessive. The BBC took the scheduled BBC1 and BBC2 programmes off air on Friday, as EastEnders, Gardeners’ World and the final of MasterChef were replaced with pre-recorded tributes. And it was flooded with complaints. BBC2 lost two-thirds of its audience as a result. ITV also suffered a heavy drop in audience figures. The highest rated programme that evening, with 4.2 million viewers, was Gogglebox on Channel 4.
‘The Duke is one of the reasons Britons feel blessed to have a monarchy’
As the nation bids a final farewell to the Duke of Edinburgh today, Andrew Roberts celebrates the life of the colourful consort
17 April 2021 • 5:00am
The Duke of Edinburgh was a war hero, a loyal and loving consort, a consummate professional in an extremely difficult job for almost three-quarters of a century, writes Andrew Roberts
Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh, had quite as much royal blood in his veins as the Queen herself. His great-grandfather was the King of Denmark, his grandfather was King of Greece, and when he was born in Corfu on 10 June 1921 he was sixth in line to the Greek throne.
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