Prince Philip has died at age 99

With 41 guns salute Australia honored the passing of Prince Philip. He dies age 99 yesterday in London.

Prince Phillip ends his 16th Royal Tour of Australia by joining tens of thousands of well-wishers in Perth for the Great Aussie Barbecue in 2011. Source: AAP

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced. The palace said: "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Princess Elizabeth with her fiancee, Lieutenant Phillip Mountbatten at Buckingham Palace (Photo by Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Source: Distributor