Prince Philip’s 100th birthday: youngest son Prince Edward opens up about his late father – exclusive interview

The princess shared an image of her grandparents, Philip and Queen Elizabeth, together at her 2018 wedding, smiling outside St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

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The young Charles, who had gone to the airport to meet his father, led Philip by the hand as they walked away from the Viking Aircraft of the King’s Flight. The duke had just handed over his command of the frigate, Magpie.

“Remembering The Duke of Edinburgh, on what would have been his 100th birthday,” the post on Charles and Camilla’s official Instagram account said.

It also included an image of Philip at Windsor in July 2020 after the ceremony to transfer his role as colonel-in-chief of The Rifles infantry regiment to Camilla.

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He told the network: “I don’t think he ever really necessarily wanted to reach his centenary because I just think he thought there would be too much fuss and that wasn’t him, that was just not him at all.”

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The queen poignantly marked the occasion with the planting of a newly bred rose named after her beloved late husband.

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The monarch received the gift from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and watched it placed in the Windsor Castle gardens last week. She described the Duke of Edinburgh Rose, which is deep pink, dappled with white lines and double-flowered, as “lovely” and the tribute as “very kind”.

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She said: “The trailer was designed specifically for that role and everything had a place, and you needed to know where that was … and then it worked, really well!”

The princess said her own passion for engineering could be a result of her family background given her father’s many years on board Royal Navy ships: “Anybody who goes through Royal Navy training and spends time on a ship … you have to mend and make do, make things work, be practical and adjust.”

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, paid tribute to the late Duke of Edinburgh as well as her own father when she was presented with a bouquet including rosemary, symbolic of remembrance, during a visit to the Garden Museum on London’s South Bank for British Flowers Week.

The duchess said: “I’m thrilled to be here today. It would have been the birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh and tomorrow would be the day of the death of my father and I’m very honoured to be here today, doing something I know they would have appreciated.”

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Camilla’s father, Major Bruce Shand, was a wine merchant who served with the 12th Lancers during World War II.

He was awarded the Military Cross in 1940 and again in 1942 for his efforts in France and was later wounded and taken prisoner while fighting in North Africa. He died on June 11, 2006, aged 89.

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