Royals opens with the death of Philip Prince

Prince Philip of Edinburgh’s four children, Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Elizabeth II, share their father’s moving tribute this weekend the death of the duke.

“You know it’s going to happen, but you’re never ready,” the couple’s second eldest child and only daughter, Princess Anne, said in a statement released Sunday. “My father has been my teacher, my supporter and my critic, but for the most part he is an example of the life and service I have freely lived to emulate.”

The Duke, the longest royal wife in British history, he died “quietly” on Friday At age 99, the royal family he said. His death came after he was treated for an infection and had a pre-existing heart disease since he was discharged from hospital.

“I would also like to emphasize how much the family appreciates the messages and memories of so many people who have touched life,” Anne said in the statement. “We will miss him but he leaves a legacy that can inspire us all.”

Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, and Edward’s wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, spoke to the British press on Sunday after being in church at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor.

Andrew, the third of the couple’s four children, said the duke’s death “brought him home [him] not only [their] loss “but the loss of loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic.

“He was a remarkable man,” Andrew said. “We’ve almost lost the grandfather of the nation. And I feel sorry for my mother, and that’s what I’m feeling, probably more than anyone else.”

Andrew, who has he withdrew from public royal duties following his study of it It has to do with Jeffrey Epstein, said the queen said the loss of her over-70-year-old husband “left a huge gap in her life”.

Edward, the youngest of the four, said of his father’s death: “Even though one tries to prepare oneself, it’s still horrible.”

Prince Charles shared his feelings in a public speech on Saturday, describing his father “a very special person, in my opinion, would be impressed above all else by the reaction and the moving things that have been said about him.”

“My family, we are very grateful for everything,” Charles said. “It will hold us in this particular loss and especially in this sad moment.”

Officials at Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday that the prince’s funeral will be on Saturday in a small ceremony at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

Prince Harry is going to the UK to go funeral, but his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will remain in the U.S. because she is in the final stages of her pregnancy.