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View Outside Buckingham Palace After The Announcement of Prince Philip's Death

A statement from Buckingham Palace said: "His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle".
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Sputnik comes live from London, UK, where Buckingham Palace officials have announced the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on 9 April, aged 99.

His Royal Highness had suffered a number of health issues through 2018 and 2019 and had undergone several procedures in hospital, including surgery for a hip replacement. On 16 February, he was admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital in London as a "precautionary measure" on the advice of his doctor after feeling "unwell".

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