French Embassy in UK offers condolences after death of Prince Philip
The Duke of Edinburgh, who spent part of his childhood living in France, has died at the age of 99
The French Embassy in the UK has offered its 鈥渉eartfelt condolences鈥� to Queen Elizabeth II and the UK royal family after the death of the Queen鈥檚 husband Prince Philip.
鈥淭he French Embassy pays tribute to HRH The Prince Philip for his lifetime of service to Her Majesty The Queen, to both our nations and to the Commonwealth,鈥� the Embassy wrote on Twitter.
Buckingham Palace confirmed the prince鈥檚 death in a statement shortly after midday today (April 9). 鈥淗is Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle,鈥� it read.
He was 99 and died two months before his centennial. He was the longest-serving royal consort in British history.
Prince Philip was born in 1921 in Greece but his family fled when he was still a baby. They settled in France and lived in a house in the commune of Saint-Cloud, just outside Paris.
The house was lent to them by Philip鈥檚 wealthy aunt, , a great-grandniece of Emperor Napoleon I of France.
While there, Prince Philip was educated at The Elms, an American school in Saint-Cloud.
He was sent to the UK in 1928 at the age of seven to continue his education.
