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

People gather outside Buckingham Palace where the Union Flag flies at half-mast in central London on April 9, 2021, after the announcement of the death of Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. – Queen Elizabeth II’s husband Prince Philip, who recently spent more than a month in the hospital and underwent a heart procedure, died on April 9, 2021, Buckingham Palace announced. He was 99. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
From left, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and their children Princess Charlotte and Prince George, foreground appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, after attending the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony in London, Saturday, June 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is escorted by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as they proceed through the Royal Gallery in the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in London Wednesday May 9, 2012, during the State Opening of Parliament. From a gilded throne in the House of Lords the queen will read aloud the British Government’s annual legislative package in traditionally opulent style to open Parliament.(AP PHOTO / LEON NEAL)
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive for the annual evening reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace on December 8, 2016, in London, England. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh walk back to the Palace after attending the first of this year’s Royal Garden Parties held on the grounds of Buckingham Palace on June 29, 2011, in London, England. (Photo by Matt Dunham – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Jockeys and trainers stand for a minutes silence following the announcement of Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh death at the Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north west England on April 9, 2021. (Photo by PETER POWELL / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PETER POWELL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
In this Aug. 1951 file photo, Princess Elizabeth stands with her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at the couple’s London residence at Clarence House. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 90th birthday on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Eddie Worth, file)
Members of the Harlem Globe Trotters Professional Basketball Team are served champagne by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on Nov. 4, 1963, at a London Hotel. Trotters flew to the British capital to play the “Lord Taverners” team in a charity game. Prince Philip is the 12th man on the British team. (AP Photo/Bippa)
Prince Phillip and Prince Edward flank, Queen Elizabeth II as she acknowledges cheers of the crowd gathered on June 13, 1970, at Buckingham Palace in London for ceremonies marking the trooping the color. The event marks the celebration on her official birthday. The Queen is 44 years of age. The Queen’s birthday really was April 21 but the ceremony is held over to June when the weather is usually better and is an added attraction to thousands of tourists. (AP Photo)
This official picture of Britain’s Princess Elizabeth, heir presumptive to the British throne, and her fiance, Lieut. Philip Mountbatten was made on July 10, 1947, in London. The Princess’s engagement ring can be seen on her finger. (AP Photo)
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, wave to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, in this Nov. 20, 1947 photo, after their wedding. From left to right, King George VI, Princess Margaret, Lady Mary Cambridge, the bride and bridegroom, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary. The Queen celebrates her 80th birthday on April 21, 2006. (AP Photo)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, shares a laugh with former President Ronald Reagan, right, and Nancy Reagan prior to dinner, in Beverly Hills, Calif, May 17, 1989. The prince presented the Winston Churchill Award to the former president. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac)
Prince Phillip squints as he peers through the sight of a TOW missile launcher on Wednesday, May 15, 1991, at the Quantico Marine Base in Virginia. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, exchange gifts with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 3, 2014. Queen Elizabeth II has come to Rome for lunch with Italy’s president Giorgio Napolitano ahead of the British monarch’s first meeting with Pope Francis. Before Francis, Elizabeth had met with four pontiffs, starting with Pope Pius XII in 1951, a year before her accession to the throne. (AP Photo/Stefano Rellandini, Pool)
FILE – In this Sept. 1960 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, and their children, Prince Charles, right, Princess Anne, and Prince Andrew, pose for a photo on the lawn of Balmoral Castle, in Scotland. Buckingham Palace officials say, Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died, it was announced on Friday, April 9, 2021. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, married Elizabeth in 1947 and was the longest-serving consort in British history. (AP Photo/File)
In this Thursday, March 30, 2017 file photo, Britain’s Prince Philip, in his capacity of Colonel, Grenadier Guards, talks with members of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards as they applaud the final whistle from the sidelines, of the Manchester Cup inter-company football match at Lille Barracks in Aldershot, England. Buckingham Palace officials say, Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died, it was announced on Friday, April 9, 2021. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, married Elizabeth in 1947 and was the longest-serving consort in British history. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)
A police officer stands in front of flowers left in front of the gate at Buckingham Palace in London, Friday, April 9, 2021. Buckingham Palace officials say, Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II during the annual Remembrance Sunday memorial on November 12, 2017, in London, England. The Prince of Wales, senior politicians, including the British Prime Minister, and representatives from the armed forces pay tribute to those who have suffered or died at war. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Britain’s Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal wave to Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex after their wedding ceremony at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on May 19, 2018, to start their wedding procession.  (ANDREW MILLIGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
A painting of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is photographed in the year of his retirement from public engagements set in The Grand Corridor at Windsor Castle with him depicted wearing the sash of the Order of the Elephant, Denmark’s highest-ranking honour in 2017 in England. (Photo by Ralph Heimans/Buckingham Palace/PA Wire via Getty Images)