Prince Philip funeral: Meghan's absence assessed by Penny Lancaster

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According to a close royal friend and biographer Gyles Brandeth the Duke of Edinburgh used to complain that the Queen spent too much time on the phone. Mr Brandeth recalled how the Duke of Edinburgh would shake his head and say, “she never stops!” in reference to the Queen’s many phone calls. Royal biographer Mr Brandeth, speaking to the Daily Mirror, also described how the Duke of Edinburgh “did not like getting old”.

Mr Brandeth said: “20 years ago he told me he had no desire to live to be 100.

“‘I can’t imagine anything worse,’ he said then.

“As his centenary approached, he changed his tune, acknowledging that it would be ‘a bit of a milestone, I suppose’.

“But he was ‘dreading all the fuss’.”

Royal biographer Mr Brandeth also told how Prince Philip adored his wife, the Queen.

He said: “Prince Philip protected the Queen and made her laugh.

“Once, during one of the jubilee tours, I was in the car immediately behind theirs.

“I watched Prince Philip telling the Queen a story.

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“He kept her laughing for 20 minutes. It was a joy to behold.”

The Countess of Wessex has since described the passing pf Prince Philip as “very peaceful”.

She said: “It was right for him. It was so gentle.”

After a private church service at Windsor Castle on Sunday, the Countess said: “It was just like somebody took him by the hand and off he went.

“Very, very peaceful and that’s all you want for somebody isn’t it?”

The Duke of Edinburgh died on April 9 at Windsor Castle.

His funeral will take place on Saturday, April 17 at 3 pm in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

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