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Prince Philip has died age 99 today.
{{infobox person
{{infobox person
|name=Prince Philip
|name=Prince Philip
|birth_date=June 10, 1921 (age 99)
|birth_date=June 10, 1921
|birth_place=Corfu, Greece
|birth_place=Corfu, Greece
|spouse=[[Elizabeth II]] (m. 1947)
|death_date=April 9, 2021 (aged 99)
|death_place=Windsor Castle
|spouse=[[Elizabeth II]] (m. 1947 - 2021)
}}
}}
Prince Philip, [[Duke of Edinburgh]], (born June 10, 1921 as Prince Philip of [[Greece]] and [[Denmark]]), is the husband of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. He was born in Greece and was a prince of the Greek royal family. Evacuated to Britain after a revolutionary [[coup d'état]] in his homeland, he became a naval cadet and served in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[Second World War]], earning a [[Mention in Despatches]] for his actions during the [[Battle of Cape Matapan]]. In 1947 he renounced his Greek and Danish titles and became a British citizen before marrying Princess Elizabeth, who became queen in 1952 upon the death of her father, King [[George VI]].
Prince Philip, [[Duke of Edinburgh]], (June 10, 1921 - April 9, 2021) as Prince Philip of [[Greece]] and [[Denmark]]), is the husband of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. He was born in Greece and was a prince of the Greek royal family. Evacuated to Britain after a revolutionary [[coup d'état]] in his homeland, he became a naval cadet and served in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[Second World War]], earning a [[Mention in Despatches]] for his actions during the [[Battle of Cape Matapan]]. In 1947 he renounced his Greek and Danish titles and became a British citizen before marrying Princess Elizabeth, who became queen in 1952 upon the death of her father, King [[George VI]].
Prince Philip cultivates a gruff and sometimes tactless persona, and affects to be impatient of court protocol. This lack of [[political correctness]]<ref>Moody, John (August 3, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/03/prince-philip-grandfather-political-incorrectness.html Prince Philip, the grandfather of political incorrectness]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 3, 2017.</ref> has led him to be mocked by some in the [[liberal]] [[media]], though others admire his directness and robust [[humor]].
Prince Philip cultivates a gruff and sometimes tactless persona, and affects to be impatient of court protocol. This lack of [[political correctness]]<ref>Moody, John (August 3, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/03/prince-philip-grandfather-political-incorrectness.html Prince Philip, the grandfather of political incorrectness]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 3, 2017.</ref> has led him to be mocked by some in the [[liberal]] [[media]], though others admire his directness and robust [[humor]].