Prince Harry and his spouse, Meghan Markle, issued a quick assertion acknowledging the demise of his grandfather Prince Philip on Friday amid a broader outpouring of grief for the Duke of Edinburgh.
The pair, who now stay in California, mourned Philip’s passing in a brief memorial on the homepage of their Archewell Basis web site.
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“In loving reminiscence of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh,” the assertion learn, together with the years of his start and demise.
“Thanks in your service … You’ll be significantly missed.”
The couple didn’t instantly seem on video or challenge any longer statements about Philip throughout the first a number of hours of his demise. Present and former world leaders launched lots of their very own prolonged tributes.
Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, additionally didn’t challenge any particular statements to mourn William’s grandfather over that point. As an alternative, their Twitter account retweeted statements from the Royal Household.
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Queen Elizabeth II‘s husband died on the age of 99, Buckingham Palace introduced on Friday. His demise got here after he was launched from a weeks-long keep within the hospital.
His hospitalization in early March coincided with Harry and Markle’s first high-profile interview following their departure from the Royal Household. The couple sat down with Oprah Winfrey and spoke at size about their struggles with the “poisonous” British media and the pressures of life as working Royal Members of the family.
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Additionally they alleged that somebody throughout the Royal Household had raised questions concerning the potential color of Archie’s pores and skin earlier than he was born.
Oprah later conveyed on their behalf that the Queen and Prince Philip weren’t a part of that skin-colour dialogue.
The Queen is anticipated to enter an eight-day mourning interval main as much as Philip’s funeral later this month. Full plans for the occasion weren’t instantly launched.
Harry and Markle didn’t share their very own potential journey plans for such an occasion.
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