Prince Philip, husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, dies at age 99
World leaders are paying tribute to Britain’s Prince Philip, who died on April 9, 2021. The husband of Queen Elizabeth died peacefully at the age of 99 at Windsor Castle, according to Buckingham Palace. The Duke of Edinburgh had been in declining health in recent months. Prince Philip had accompanied the queen on official visits to Hong Kong in 1975 and 1986, and decades earlier on a solo visit in 1959. Prince Philip is Britain’s longest-serving royal consort.