Prince Philip, husband of Elizabeth II, dies at age 99

The Queen herself announced the death of her husband. She said that Prince Philip died this morning at Windsor Castle.

“The royal family, along with people around the world, mourns the loss”, - says a message from Buckingham Palace.

Earlier, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave an interview to Oprah Winfrey, in which they said that the Duke of Edinburgh was transferred to St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London for "testing and observation". A few hours after the release of the trailer for the Sussex interview with Oprah, Prince Philip was transported to another hospital due to a "pre-existing heart attack". According to the royal biorgath Robert Jobson, due to the illness of the Duke of Edinburgh, the couple could postpone the interview, they "continue to indulge their desires".

“They seem heartless, frivolous and eminently selfish”,- Jobson said.

Recall that before the royal couple made vaccination against coronavirus.

Prince Philip retired at the age of 96. The meeting with the British Marines on Wednesday was the last public event in which the Duke of Edinburgh took part as an official representative of the British royal family.