Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip’s official cause of death has reportedly been recorded as old age.
Prince Philip died peacefully at 99 on April 9, just weeks after he reunited with the Queen following a month-long stay in hospital.
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The father-of-four was the longest-serving consort in British history, dedicating decades of his life to royal duty, serving the nation at the monarch’s side.
Despite enduring his longest stay in hospital just weeks before his death, his passing was stated as due to old age, according to The Telegraph, which reportedly obtained his death certificate.
The death was certified by Sir Huw Thomas, the head of the royal medical household and the physician to the Queen.
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“His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh formerly known as Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark formerly known as Philip Mountbatten,” is listed as the Duke’s name.
His first occupation is listed as Naval Officer, while his second is “husband of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, The Sovereign.”
The description ‘old age’ is accepted if the patient is over 80 and if the doctor has personally cared for the patient for a long period, observing a gradual decline.
The report also noted there was no other identifiable disease or injury that contributed to the death, including the heart condition that forced him to undergo a surgical procedure just weeks before he died.
His greatest legacy is likely to be the pioneering Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for youth, which he founded in 1956 and has since been expanded to almost 150 countries.
Active with many charities, he was a patron, president or member of more than 700 organisations during his lifetime.
The Duke spent the last year isolating with his beloved wife at Windsor Castle along with a scaled back team of royal staff.
The Royal Navy hero had a glittering career in the military, and was one of the last surviving UK veterans to have served in Second World War, when he witnessed the historic surrender of Japanese forces in 1945.
A funeral was held for Philip on April 17.
Philip is survived by Queen Elizabeth, his wife of 73 years, their daughter Princess Anne and their three sons: next-in-line-to-the-throne Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward.
He also leaves behind eight grandchildren, including Prince William and Prince Harry, and nine great-grandchildren, including Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Archie, and Princess Eugenie’s new baby boy, August, whose middle name is Philip.
Meanwhile, the Queen has already returned to work, fulfilling engagements via video call. She turned 95 just days after her husband’s funeral.
There have been reports that the Queen may not ever return to full duty as she scales back her commitments and hands over more responsibility to heir Charles.
It is claimed Her Majesty may return to Buckingham Palace for only two days a week in order to attend meetings.
Royal commentators claim the Queen will no longer fully commit to a rammed schedule of receptions and garden parties – of which she has attended hundreds across the decades.
Former BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt told the New York Times;
Fundamentally, the queen will fade away gracefully. Covid has helped in the sense that it has accelerated what any sensible 95-year-old woman would want to do, which is not stand on your feet all day long.
Following Prince Philip ’s death, Prince Charles is to be designated the Queen’s official “consort” and will join his mother for the ceremony on May 11.
