Prince Philip of Britain dies at 99

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband and the longest-serving consort of any British monarch, has died at age 99, Report informs, citing RIA Novosti.

Philip spent 65 years supporting the queen, retiring from his public role in 2017 and staying largely out of the view since. He helped set a new course for the monarchy under a young queen in his active years, championing Britain itself and environmental causes, science, and technology.

Philip's relationship with the young Princess Elizabeth began as a story of young love.

"We behave as though we had belonged to each other for years," Elizabeth wrote in a letter to her parents shortly after they married.

Over the years, the queen acknowledged Philip's profound influence on her, calling him her "strength and stay" in a speech on their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997.