manchester united prioritise the europa league for the rest of the season as they look to qualify for the champions league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. prince philip, who will be 96 next month, made the decision himself with the full support of the queen. the palace says the queen will continue to carry out a full programme of official engagements. the duke of edinburgh is the longest serving consort in british history. the prime minister said she offered him the country s deepest gratitude and good wishes. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. arriving at st james‘s palace a short time ago, side by side, as we are accustomed to seeing them, the queen and the duke of edinburgh. but this, come the autumn, will be the exception. the duke has decided, finally, just a few weeks short of his 96th birthday, that it is time for him t
they flew right over, i thought they d missed me. then they turned. they turned round. and they saved my life. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. buckingham palace has announced the duke of edinburgh will retire from public engagements from this autumn. his decision to step down has the full support of the queen. she will continue her public duties as normal with support from other members of the royal family. a palace aide said prince philip was nearly 96 and was looking forward to enjoying more leisure time. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell‘s report contains some flash photography. arriving at st james‘s palace a short time ago, side by side, as we are accustomed to seeing them, the queen and the duke of edinburgh. but this, come the autumn, will be the exception. the duke has decided, finally, just a few weeks short of his 96th birthday, that it is time for him to step back from public duties. the palace says the decision has not been prompted by any pa
he was going to die. they flew right over. i thought they d missed me. and then they turned round and they saved my life. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh will retire from public engagements this autumn. his decision to step down has the full support of the queen. she will continue her public duties as normal, with support from other members of the royal family. a palace aide said prince philip was nearly 96 and was looking forward to enjoying more leisure time. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell‘s report contains some flash photography. arriving at st james‘s palace a short time ago, side by side, as we are accustomed to seeing them, the queen and the duke of edinburgh. but this, come the autumn, will be the exception. the duke has decided, finally, just a few weeks short of his 96th birthday, that it is time for him to step back from public duties. the palace says the decision has not been prompted
prepared for death . i was watching the sunset. i had very much made peace with all. and then a helicopter i heard a helicopter. and for the first time, british scientists use satellite images to count the entire global population of the endangered northern royal albatross. good evening. welcome to bbc news. it s five o clock our main story. the duke of edinburgh has announced he will stop carrying out public engagements this autumn. buckingham palace says prince philip made the decision with the full support of the queen, who will continue to carry out a full programme of official duties. the duke of edinburgh, who will be 96 next month, is the longest serving consort in british history. the prime minister said she offered him the country s deepest gratitude and good wishes. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell‘s report contains flash photography. it is an image to which the nation has become accustomed over many decades. the queen and the duke of edinburgh side