What is Operation Forth Bridge and what happens now that Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has passed away?

  • Queen Elizabeth’s husband of 73 years died at Windsor Castle on April 9, according to Buckingham Palace, setting off code-named funeral arrangements
  • Like the queen mother and Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince Philip will receive a ceremonial funeral and is likely to be buried at Frogmore Gardens

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, meeting war veterans at the field of remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain, in 2012. He passed away on April 9, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, died at Windsor Castle this morning, aged 99, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement. 

Prince Philip was discharged from London’s King Edward VII hospital on March 16, after being admitted a month earlier on the advice of his doctor because he was “feeling unwell”.

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