Prince Philip Sent Off To Pasture At 95 Years Old
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Prince Philip has been royally retired at the age of 95 — after giving his subjects a scare when palace staff were gathered at 3 a.m. for the big announcement!
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Philip officially has Queen Elizabeth's "full support" in deciding to step down from public duties, with Buckingham Palace sources insisting that the Prince's health is "fine." But other insiders told The National ENQUIRER that even Prince Harry — who's always been closest to the Duke of Edinburgh — worried to staffers that “Grandfather seems to be doing his own thing, sort of wandering off like a fish down the river.”
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Queen Elizabeth also put down her royal foot after the doddering Duke insisted on driving himself on public roads — while often leaving behind his security forces! The ailing Queen had to deal with her “stubborn as a mule” husband after palace personnel began to panic over frail Philip.
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“His reflexes are dulled, his eyesight isn’t what it used to be and he seems a bit foggy,” warned one royal source. “He’s a disaster waiting to happen!”
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But now Prince Philip is safely confined to royal quarters after being at his wife's side at thousands of public occasions over the past 70 years. And while the Queen is also fighting her own health battles, Buckingham Palace reps have also assured her subjects that she'll continue to serve her own royal duties until her death.
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Prince Philip has been royally retired at the age of 95 — after giving his subjects a scare when palace staff were gathered at 3 a.m. for the big announcement!
Photo credit: Getty Images
Philip officially has Queen Elizabeth's "full support" in deciding to step down from public duties, with Buckingham Palace sources insisting that the Prince's health is "fine." But other insiders told The National ENQUIRER that even Prince Harry — who's always been closest to the Duke of Edinburgh — worried to staffers that “Grandfather seems to be doing his own thing, sort of wandering off like a fish down the river.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth also put down her royal foot after the doddering Duke insisted on driving himself on public roads — while often leaving behind his security forces! The ailing Queen had to deal with her “stubborn as a mule” husband after palace personnel began to panic over frail Philip.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“His reflexes are dulled, his eyesight isn’t what it used to be and he seems a bit foggy,” warned one royal source. “He’s a disaster waiting to happen!”
Photo credit: Getty Images
But now Prince Philip is safely confined to royal quarters after being at his wife's side at thousands of public occasions over the past 70 years. And while the Queen is also fighting her own health battles, Buckingham Palace reps have also assured her subjects that she'll continue to serve her own royal duties until her death.
Photo credit: Getty Images
