Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Dies at 99
ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 8 He was queen’s bedrock Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99 LONDON, April 10, (AP): Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded Biden offers condolences to queen husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades sup- porting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has Britain mourns Prince Philip; world died, Buckingham Palace said Friday. He was 99. leaders honor his service to queen His life spanned nearly a century of European history, starting with his LONDON, April 10, (AP): World “As we recover and rebuild after the birth into the Greek royal family and leaders and people on the street hon- terrible trial of the coronavirus pan- ending as Britain’s longest serving ored Prince Philip’s life of service to demic, we will need fortitude and a consort during a turbulent reign in his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, and the deep sense of commitment to serving which the thousand-year-old monar- British nation Friday after hearing of others, Welby wrote. “Throughout his chy was forced to reinvent itself for the death of a man who had been at the life Prince Philip displayed those qual- the 21st century. center of public life longer than most ities in abundance, and I pray that we He was known for his occasionally of them have been alive. can take inspiration from his exam- deeply offensive remarks - and for At Buckingham Palace, the queen’s ple.” gamely fulfilling more than 20,000 London residence, members of the The royal families of Denmark, royal engagements to boost British public laid daffodils at the gates, and Monaco, the Netherlands, Qatar and interests at home and abroad.
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