The royal family said their final goodbyes to Prince Philip on Saturday at an intimate funeral service attended by only 30 people at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Philip died on April 9 at age 99. The slimmed-down royal funeral, which was not a state funeral per the prince’s wishes, started with a unique, […]
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Prince Philip To Be Remembered As Man Of ‘Courage, Fortitude And Faith’ At Funeral
WINDSOR, England (AP) — Prince Philip will be remembered as a man of “courage, fortitude and faith” on Saturday, at a funeral that salutes both his service in the Royal Navy and his support for Queen Elizabeth II over three-quarters of a century. Philip, who died April 9 at the age of 99 after 73 […]
Jewish Community Marks Loss of Prince Philip, Beginning with Prayer
(JNS) As the United Kingdom honored Prince Philip, who died on April 9 at the age 99, with a gun salute, flags at half-staff and the many who paid tribute outside of Buckingham Palace, Sabbath prayers for the longest-serving royal consort were a bit different in synagogues across England. For decades, the blessings recited for […]
Princely letter: Philip apologized to Nixon for ‘lame’ toast
Throughout his decades in public life, Prince Philip was known for putting his royal foot in his mouth with occasional off-the-cuff remarks that could be embarrassing. But his faux pas at a White House dinner with President Richard Nixon in 1969 was enough for Philip to actually lose sleep. In a handwritten note to the […]
Memorium: UK Jewish community marks loss of Prince Philip, beginning with prayer
Browse > Home / Featured Articles / Memorium: UK Jewish community marks loss of Prince Philip, beginning with prayer April 16, 2021 by Read on for article As the United Kingdom honoured Prince Philip, who died on April 9 at the age 99, with a gun salute, flags at half-staff and the many who […]
The parallel lives of Prince Philip and my grandmother
This week cannot pass without a word on Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II who died last Friday. He was close in age to my late grandmother Tamam. In 1948, UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, estimated she was born in 1922, one year after Philip. Lacking the […]
Prince Philip’s Daughter-In-Law, Sophie, Countess Of Wessex, Discusses His Final Moments
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, shared over the weekend about her father-in-law Prince Philip’s “peaceful” final moments. The Duke of Edinburgh died Friday at age 99 at Windsor Castle. Sophie, who is married to Queen Elizabeth and Philip’s youngest son, Prince Edward, said the prince’s death “was right for him” and “was so gentle.” “It was […]
Prince Harry Mourns His ‘Cheeky’ Grandfather Prince Philip: ‘He Was Authentically Himself’
Prince Harry remembered his “cheeky” grandfather in a moving statement on Monday, just minutes after his brother, Prince William, released a separate tribute of his own. “My grandfather was a man of service, honour and great humour. He was authentically himself, with a seriously sharp wit, and could hold the attention of any room due […]
Prince William Calls Prince Philip An ‘Extraordinary Man’ In Touching Tribute
Prince William shared a statement mourning the loss of Prince Philip on Monday, days after Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth’s husband had died at age 99. “I feel lucky to have not just had his example to guide me, but his enduring presence well into my own adult life – both through good times and […]
Prince Harry arrives back in the UK for Prince Philip funeral
Prince Harry, whose explosive interview alongside his wife Meghan plunged the royal family into its biggest crisis in decades, has arrived back in Britain for Prince Philip’s funeral on Saturday. Philip, the husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth who had been at her side throughout her 69-year reign, died at Windsor Castle on Friday. Harry, Philip’s […]
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Pays Tribute to Prince Philip: ‘I Could See His Deep Interest in Jews and a Particular Connection to the Holocaust’
Britain’s Prince Philip waves to members of the media as he leaves the King Edward VII Hospital in London, June 9, 2012. Photo: REUTERS/Paul Hackett. Britain’s chief rabbi paid tribute to the late Prince Philip on Sunday, recounting how the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on April 9, once showed him a Torah […]
Prince Philip Who Lived Off Welfare Dies in England “I Want to Reincarnate as a Virus”
newsheadlinesPhilip: “I Want To Reincarnate As A Virus” A few months before the Queen’s German husband, Prince Philip, launched the World Wildlife Fund in 1961, he went on a tiger hunt with the Queen. A tiger was lured into range by tethered goats and shot dead by Philip who called himself a conservationist and environmentalist.On […]
Prince Philip’s funeral to be held on April 17, Harry to attend but not Meghan
The funeral service for Prince Philip, the husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, will be held on April 17, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday, adding that their grandson Prince Harry would attend. Long-established plans for his funeral have had to be redrawn and scaled down because of COVID-19 restrictions, but Buckingham Palace said they remained very […]
Buckingham Palace Announces Prince Philip’s Funeral Arrangements
LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip royal ceremonial funeral will take place April 17 at Windsor Castle — a slimmed-down service amid the COVID-19 pandemic that will be entirely closed to the public. Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, took part in planning his funeral and its focus on family was in accordance with his […]
Prince Harry Will Attend Prince Philip’s Funeral; Pregnant Meghan Markle To Stay Home
Prince Harry will be able to make his grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral, a spokesperson confirmed to HuffPost on Saturday. Meghan Markle, who is pregnant with the couple’s second child, did not get medical clearance from her physician to attend the funeral, despite her best efforts to travel with Harry, the spokesperson added. Though it was […]
With artillery guns and flowers, Britain salutes Prince Philip – Watch
Gun salutes were fired across Britain on Saturday to mark the death of Prince Philip as tributes flooded in for a man who was a pillar of strength for Queen Elizabeth during her record-breaking reign. Members of the public laid flowers outside royal residences, paying their respects to the 99-year-old prince who spent more than […]
Britain’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, dies aged 99
Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth and a leading figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. The Duke of Edinburgh, as he was officially known, had been by his wife’s side throughout her 69-year reign, the longest in British history, during which time […]
Prince Philip Remembered On Newspaper Covers Worldwide: ‘Goodbye, My Beloved’
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Prince Philip Funeral Plans: How COVID-19 Impacts The Arrangements
LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip will be laid to rest with all the honors due a prince of the United Kingdom and a consort to Queen Elizabeth II. But the coronavirus pandemic means it will be a more low-key farewell than has marked many royal deaths. The pandemic has required changes to the well-prepared plans […]