Queen describes Prince Philip’s death as having ‘left a huge void in her life’

The Queen has described the death of her husband Prince Philip as having “left a huge void in her life”, her son Prince Andrew has said.

Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died on Friday morning at Windsor Castle aged 99, after a marriage to the Queen that lasted 73 years.

Speaking after a special service for members of the royal family at a chapel in Windsor, the Duke of York said his family was feeling a great sense of loss after the death of his father.

“I think the way I would put it is…