Prince Philip's 'remarkable personal legacy' praised by Mills

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Prince Philip, 99, has died just a few weeks after he spent a month in hospital. The Duke’s deathw as confirmed by Buckingham Palace this afternoon, with a short message which read: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.”

The message added: “The Royal Family join with people around the world in mourning his loss. Further announcements will be made in due course.”

Following his retirement from public life in 2017, the Duke made Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate his main home.

However, during the pandemic, he has been reunited with the Queen.

The couple have spent most of their time isolating together at Windsor Castle since last March, which is where the Duke died this morning.

The Royal Family have a special codename under which they will enact his funeral plans.

Every senior member of the monarchy, including Prince Charles and the Queen, have code names which will be used in the immediate aftermath of their deaths.

These code names all include the names of bridges, so the Queen’s is “Operation London Bridge” and Prince Charles’s is “Operation Menai Bridge.”

The code name the Royal Family will use in the event of Prince Philip’s death is “Operation Forth Bridge.”

The name refers to a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Edinburgh.

As the Queen’s husband Prince Philip is entitled to a full state funeral.

However, it is understood the Duke does not want “all the fuss” of his body lying in state in Westminster Abbey.

Instead, he is understood to want a low-key military funeral.

According to the Independent, following his death, Philip will lie in state in St James’s Palace with no public viewing of the body.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s death is expected to be announced officially by national broadcasters.

Philip’s death will trigger an eight-day mourning period for the Queen and her staff.

There will be an additional formal mourning period for 30 days.

During this period flags will fly at half-mast across Britain.

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