The 95-year-old monarch's spouse - the longest-serving consort in British history - would have celebrated his centenary milestone on Thursday (10.06.21), and Her Royal Highness was given the new variety of rose named after The Duke from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to plant in the gardens at Windsor Castle last week
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Queen Elizabeth s lady-in-waiting describes what Prince Philip was like as a husband
“I loved the way he would boost the Queen s ego by telling her how lovely she looked on their way to an engagement FIONA HANSONGetty Images
Prince Philip was a “heaven-sent” match for Queen Elizabeth, according to one of her previous ladies-in-waiting.
Elizabeth, a princess at the time, and Philip on the day of their wedding, November 20, 1947. Hulton DeutschGetty Images
Lady Prudence Penn, 95, recalled the first time she met the prince in 1947, telling
Tatler that she was “immediately struck by the physical perfection of this fair-haired young man–such a complement to the beauty of Princess Elizabeth”. Penn called him a “heaven-sent consort for Her Majesty in every way”.
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They added: Philip was not the sort of character to punish a grandson [Harry] for misbehaving. He was a very fair, even-handed and lovely man. Never held a grudge.
The source also said that Philip s children - Charles, Anne, Edward and Andrew - were told they can take what they want from his library of 13,000 books at the palace.
Brigadier Miller-Bakewell headed a small team of loyal staff that followed Philip s coffin last month, in recognition of his years of devotion.
Philip s page Stephen Niedojadlo is pictured (far left) standing behind US president Donald Trump as he makes a speech while the Queen listens at Buckingham Palace in June 2019