Such were the last days of Duke Philip of Edinburgh

Palace sources said that in his last days of life, the Duke enjoyed moments of joy and lucidity that allowed him to be in the company of Elizabeth II, they even told 2 funny anecdotes; one of them, when it seems, the glasses fell on the duke and an assistant rushed to pick them up.

“It doesn’t matter,” said Prince Philip, raising his arm, “I will.” And he did. Another is when Palau heard the queen say that her husband refused to use her hearing aid: “It means we will have to shout,” she told royal officials and attendees.

After spending 28 days in hospital last month, on his return home, the duke spent it confined to his room, although when he felt better, he wore a shirt and sweater, pants and shoes, despite who had the help of an assistant, on several occasions he could still do it alone.

In the Palace there were days when, with difficulty, he still walked with the help of a cane. “Take that thing out of my sight,” he told his assistant one day as he approached a wheelchair. Still, there were times when he asked to be taken in a chair to catch his breath. At that moment he fell asleep, and beside him was always Queen Elizabeth.