LONDON Queen Elizabeth II said she had been deeply touched by the tributes paid to her husband Prince Philip, in her first public remarks since his death earlier this month and as she marks her first birthday without him in 73 years. Prince Philip, whom Elizabeth married in 1947, died on April 9 aged 99 and the royals paid their final respects to the family s patriarch at a funeral on Saturday at Windsor Castle. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Queen sat alone during the sombre service for Philip, whom she had previously described as her strength and stay during her long reign. While as a family we are in a period of great sadness, it has been a comfort to us all to see and to hear the tributes paid to my husband, from those within the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and around the world, Elizabeth, the world s oldest monarch who has turned 95, said in a statement.
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LONDON Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said she had been deeply touched by the tributes paid to her husband Prince Philip, in her first public remarks since his death earlier this month and as she marks her first birthday without him in 73 years.
Prince Philip, whom Elizabeth married in 1947, died on April 9 aged 99 and the royals paid their final respects to the family’s patriarch at a funeral on Saturday at Windsor Castle.
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