Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is stepping down from public engagement, an official statement from Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
An announcement regarding The Duke of Edinburgh. https://t.co/SF1bgo68Un pic.twitter.com/TO9mR70xTk
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 4, 2017
It comes after all royal staff were summoned from across the United Kingdom to the Palace for an emergency meeting, scheduled for Thursday morning in the UK.
The Duke is not taking any new invitations for engagement, effective immediately. Both he, and his wife Queen Elizabeth II, were reportedly unwell over Christmas. The Duke will turn 96 in June.
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Why summon all the staff from far and wide. What a waste of money. Have they never heard of telephones. I think at 96 he is more than entitled to step down from work. Although I don't really class being chauffeured driven everywhere and being waited on hand and foot, and turning up to watch presentations and ribbon cuttings, to be "working" as such. Sound more like pleasant leisure activities to me :)
Prince Phillip is the only royal I like. Had a quiet chuckle reading through his non-PC quotes.