The Queen and Prince Philip have been spending lockdown at Windsor Castle. Photo: PA wire/Pool via ReutersPrince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth for more than seven decades, turns 99 today, although there will be little public fanfare to mark the occasion. He's going to be 99 next week," heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and the oldest of his four children told Sky News last week. However, Buckingham Palace did release a new photograph of the royal couple to celebrate Philip's birthday, taken last week at the quadrangle inside Windsor Castle. Philip stepped down from royal duties in August 2017 after completing more than 22,000 solo engagements but in recent years he has been increasingly rarely seen in public.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 09, 2020 21:00 UTC