Instead, the Iron Duke and gaffe-prone patriarch died in April after months of illness and a lengthy hospital stay. And so it was, that in the early hours of Thursday morning, the tributes for Philip began to flow. Today we remember His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, on what would have been his 100th birthday. Last week, The Queen was gifted a Duke of Edinburgh rose by @The_RHS, of which Her Majesty is Patron. Daniela Elser is a royal expert and a writer with more than 15 years experience working with a number of Australia's leading media titles.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 12, 2021 02:15 UTC