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The Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex have paid tribute to their father, the Duke of Edinburgh, following his death aged 99.
Speaking in a broadcast interview with ITV News, both Princess Anne and Prince Edward reflected on their father’s life and their relationship with him over the years.
Speaking of his father’s difficult childhood where he fled Greece as a refugee, Princess Anne said: “It must have been really quite difficult because he was that much younger than his sisters.
“The father figure was very intermittent then went and his mother struggled at that stage, so he had friends elsewhere who took him in during the holidays.
Princess Anne and Prince Edward pay tribute to their father Prince Philip after his death at 99
The Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh s death was announced by Buckingham Palace today.
In clips posted by ITV paying tribute to their father, due to be aired this evening on the channel s Prince Philip: A Royal Life, two of his children paid tribute to their father.
Princess Anne said: In all sorts of ways [life would be different without him], in terms of within our family it s fundamental as without him it would be completely different. But I think also from society’s perspective - he s been able to keep pace with the kind of technological changes that have such an impact… but at the bottom of all that, it’s not about the technology it’s about the people.”
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Princess Anne and Prince Edward paid tribute to their father Prince Philip, who has passed away aged 99
In pre-recorded interviews, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex reflected on relationship with Philip
Anne said how life will be completely different without him while Edward praised his wonderful humour
The Duke of Edinburgh spent his last days at Windsor Caste with his wife the Queen and died this morning