Tributes are pouring in for The late Prince Philip.
Philip, the lifelong companion of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the longest-serving consort in British history, died Friday, April 9, at the age of 99.
Honors and Commemorations
The bells of London’s Westminster Abbey, where Philip and Elizabeth married more than 70 years ago, rang in his honor on Friday evening. Additionally, gun salutes were fired across the United Kingdom on Saturday.
Public Response
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the royal family has joined the British government in urging the public not to gather at royal residences. They suggest, instead, that people consider making a donation to a charity.
Global Tributes
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian, left, with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife, Jenny, at a prayer service in Sydney.A young member of the St. Andrew’s Cathedral choir following the service in Sydney.Members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment march before firing a 41-gun salute in Gibraltar.Members of the 105th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a salute at Edinburgh Castle.A portrait of Prince Philip placed at the British Embassy in Berlin.A man lays flowers outside London’s Buckingham Palace.Soccer players observe a moment of silence in Manchester.Piper Ken Wilson plays in honor of Prince Philip at the British Columbia Legislature.Two people console each other in front of Buckingham Palace.An official notice of Philip’s death on the gates of Buckingham Palace.News of Philip’s death displayed on screens in Nairobi, Kenya.A tribute to Prince Philip projected at London’s Piccadilly Circus.Jockeys and trainers observe a minute of silence in Liverpool.A family views flowers outside Windsor Castle.A person takes a newspaper with a tribute to Philip in London.People gather outside Buckingham Palace as the flag flies at half-staff.A note left outside Windsor Castle.A flag flies at half-staff in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
