Prince Philip, 95, seals his retirement in typically humorous style as he prepares to end 70 years of royal duties

'Sorry to hear you're standing down, sir.' 'Well I can't stand up much longer!'


Prince Philip has taken a typically irreverent view on his own retirement today telling one man who said he was sorry he was standing down: 'Well I can't stand up for much longer'. The Duke of Edinburgh made himself and a crowd of guests roar with laughter while with the Queen at an Order of Merit service at St James's Palace just an hour after announcing he will stop all public royal duties at the age of 95. -- More...

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