The world’s newspapers today mourned Prince Philip for his service to Britain and devotion to the Queen.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s death at Windsor Castle was announced by Her Majesty ‘with great sorrow’ on Friday, and as Britain began eight days of mourning, countries across the world paid homage to the steadfast prince.
‘A Prince like a King,’ was the headline in Germany’s Die Welt, while Catalonia’s La Vanguardia honoured the 99-year-old duke with the words: ‘Goodbye to a century of British history.’
Spanish paper ABC carried a full-page picture of the duke doffing a bowler hat during his retirement from public duty in 2017, while The Weekend Australian showed Philip standing beside the Queen, looking at her fondly.
Italian paper Corriere della Sera chose a photo of the Queen and Philip riding together in a carriage with the headline: ‘Goodbye to Philip, always one step behind the Queen.’
Rome’s La Repubblica referred to him as ‘the Queen’s discreet shadow’, and the ‘only one who could say to the Queen “Shut Up”‘.
A range of German local papers wrote: ‘He was always in the shadow of the Queen, as the royal of the second row was always loyal – and full of humour.’
French papers Liberation and Le Figaro carried the death on their front pages, while Le Monde featured a column which suggested the duke could have had ‘Prince of Blunders’ added to his long list of honorary titles.
In the United States, The Washington Post called him the ‘Queen’s most loyal supporter’ and The New York Times referred to the ‘Royal Consort and Ardent Defender of the Crown.’
For its headline, The Los Angeles Times called Philip the Queen’s ‘closest confidant and adviser,’ and the ‘undisputed master of the royal household for more than seven decades.’
