Prince Philip, backbone of the UK royal family, dies at 99, DW News

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh has died at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday. A tweet from the official royal family account confirmed that the prince passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle, after having been treated for a preexisting heart condition earlier this year. He was released from the hospital on March 16. Prince Philip was often described as having oldfashioned charm, but he was equally renowned for his outdated, politically incorrect sense of humor, one that made him somewhat prone to gaffes. He was a throwback to another era, one that valued the stiff upper lip, and no doubt took it in stride when his motherinlaw, the Queen Mother, referred to him as The Hun and not always in jest.