President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden said Prince Philip’s “legacy will live on” after his death at age 99.
The royal family announced that the Duke of Edinburgh “passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle” on Friday.
“On behalf of all the people of the United States, we send our deepest condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the entire Royal Family, and all the people of the United Kingdom on the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip,” the Bidens said in a statement.
The president lauded the “decades of devotion to public service” that the Duke of Edinburgh championed during his life, including his advocacy for environmental sustainability and the “members of the Armed Forces that he supported.”
PRINCE PHILIP, HUSBAND OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II, DIES AT 99
The president and first lady are considered to be friends with Prince Harry after their first meeting in 2013 at an event honoring military families in Washington, D.C.
Biden is slated to visit Buckingham Palace in June as part of a round of events surrounding the G-7 global economic conference.
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The cause of Prince Philip’s death was not disclosed, though the prince had withdrawn himself from public life in recent years due to health reasons. He would have turned 100 in June.
