Prince Philip was the one key figure the Queen could turn to and trust.
Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth and prominent in the British royal family for nearly 70 years, has died at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
The Governor of Edinburgh, as he is officially known, had been by his wife's side during his 69-year reign, the longest in British history, at which time he earned the reputation of a difficult, untrue state and sometimes tendency to gaffes.
"It is with great sadness that the Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, the Royal Highness Prince Philip, Governor of Edinburgh," the palace said in a statement.
“His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle. More announcements will be made in due course. The royal family is meeting with people all over the world to mourn his loss. ”
A Greek nobleman, who married Elizabeth in 1947, played a key role in the restoration of the monarchy during World War II, and behind the walls of Buckingham Palace, which is the most important reason for the Queen to turn to him and trust him.
"She has always been my strength and she has lived through it all these years," Queen Elizabeth said in an introductory speech to Philip at her 50th wedding anniversary in 1997.
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