"It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh," Buckingham Palace said in a statement obtained by Insider. "His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle."
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The photo, taken by royal photographer Chris Jackson, shows the couple looking at anniversary cards made by their great-grandchildren, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, alongside other cards from well-wishers.
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Jackson honored the royal on social media after his death was announced on Friday.
"Very sad to hear of the passing of Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. An incredible and inspiring life - RIP," Jackson wrote on Twitter.
Philip was born as Prince of Greece and Denmark on the Greek island of Corfu on June 10, 1921, the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece. His mother was Princess Alice of Battenberg.
After falling in love as teenagers, the then-Princess Elizabeth and Philip announced their engagement in July 1947, when the couple were 21 and 26 respectively.
They tied the knot on November 20, 1947, at Westminster Abbey. Philip gave up his Prince of Greece and Denmark title in order to become a British royal.
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The couple traveled the world together for royal engagements through the years, and Philip stood by the Queen's side at her coronation ceremony in 1953.
Philip was the longest serving British consort in history.
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