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Australia’s leaders past and present mourn Prince Philip’s death
Australia’s Governor-General and political leaders past and present were among the first to pay tribute following news of Prince Philip’s death.
Key points:
- Governor-General David Hurley announced Prince Philip’s death as the Queen’s representative in Australia
- General Hurley and the Prime Minister highlighted the duke’s connections to Australia
- Former prime minister Tony Abbott said the “world seems a little emptier tonight”
The royal family revealed that the Duke of Edinburgh had passed away peacefully on Thursday morning local time at Windsor Castle.
He had been battling health issues in recent years and was released from a month-long stint in hospital on March 16.
As the Queen’s representative in Australia, Governor-General David…
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