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On this day - 2 August

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Image of the newspaper page from Daily Express 02/08/2017

Prince Philip retires from public duties

Daily Express 02/08/2017

Prince Philip retired from public duties at age 96 on August 2nd 2017. His final solo public engagement was with the Royal Marines. He had carried out over 22,000 solo assignments across 170 countries and made over 5,000 speeches.

He died in April 2021 aged 99, having been the longest-serving royal consort in world history.

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