Prince Philip, the longtime husband of Queen Elizabeth II, passed away on Friday at the age of 99.
“It is with sadness that Her Majesty the Queen announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,” the palace announced in a statement. “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle this morning.”
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have been married for 73 years. He is the longest reigning king in British history.
PRINCE OF PRINCE PHILIP, DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND QUEEN ELIZABETH II, DIED AT 99
He and the queen had four children, eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Check out a timeline of their relationship below:
1934
An 8-year-old then-Princess Elizabeth met Philip at the wedding of Princess Marina and Prince George. At age 13 and 18, they rejoined Royal Naval College in Dartmouth and began exchanging letters.
1947
The couple got engaged in July and get married in November at Westminster Abbey in London.
British Princess Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, wave to the crowd on their wedding day from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London.
(AP photo / file)
“It is with the greatest pleasure that the King and Queen announce the engagement of their beloved daughter, Princess Elizabeth, to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten RN, son of the late Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice … to which union the King has his permission was given, ”reads the statement.
At the time, she was 21 years old and he was 26 years old.
QUEEN ELIZABETH TO FOLLOW 8 DAYS OF ROUGH FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF PHILIP
1948
On November 14, 1948, the newlyweds welcomed their first son: Prince Charles Philip Arthur George.
1950
On August 15, 1950, they welcomed their daughter Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise.
In this August 1951 file, the British Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, stands with her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne in Clarence House, the royal couple’s residence in London. . Prince Philip was born into the Greek royal family, but spent most of his life as a pillar of the British family.
(AP Photo / Eddie Worth, file)
1952
In February, King George VI died, making Elizabeth the heir to the British throne. She and Philip were in Kenya when her father died.
PRINCE PHILIP REPAIRS TO HEART OPERATION, BUCKINGHAM PALACE SAY
1953
Elizabeth was crowned queen in front of 8,000 guests at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. More than 20 million people are employed around the world.
1960
On February 19, 1960, the couple welcomed their third child, a boy named Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward.
They also created the new surnames Mountbatten-Windsor, a combination of both Philip and Elizabeth’s names.
In this June 19, 1962 file, British Prince Philip and his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, arrive at the Royal Ascot Race.
(AP file)
1964
The royal couple welcomed their fourth and last child, a boy named Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis, on March 10, 1964.
PRINCE PHILIP’S DEATH PIG RESPONSE TO SPORTS WORLD
1972
The couple celebrated 25 years of marriage.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visit Broadlands again to celebrate their Diamond Wedding Anniversary on 20 November 2007.
(Tim Graham / Getty Images)
1997
The Queen and the Duke celebrated 50 years of marriage with a reception at the Banqueting House in London
“He has been, quite simply, my strength and abode all these years, and I and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a greater debt than he would ever claim, or we will never know,” he said. she said. said of her husband.
PRINCE HARRY RECEIVES PRINCE PHILIP’S ZOOM CALL WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II
2017
At the age of 96, Prince Philip retires from royal duties after more than 22,000 solo appearances, spanning seven decades.
He also completed more than 630 overseas solo trips and 5,400 speeches in the name of the crown.
In this file photo of June 1, 2020, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip pose for a photo in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, before his 99th birthday on Wednesday, June 10th.
(Steve Parsons / Pool via AP)
That year, the couple also celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
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2020
The royal couple celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary with cards made by their many great-grandchildren.