On 9 April 2021, Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving royal consort in British history, passed away at the age of 99. He was born on 10 June 1921 – so he very nearly reached the age of 100, which he had said he would rather not.

He had undertaken his last official engagement on Tuesday 2 August 2017. For a man who had longed to pursue a military career this last ceremony was at a parade of the Royal Marines celebrating the men who had undertaken the Global Challenge Trek of 2,678 kilometres to raise money and awareness about the Royal Marines Challenge.

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