UK’s queen ‘deeply touched’ by support after husband’s death

UK's queen 'deeply touched' by support after husband's death

FILE PHOTO: In this image taken from video and made available by Buckingham Palace, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II addresses the nation and the Commonwealth from Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Sunday April 5, 2020. Queen Elizabeth II made a rare address, calling on Britons to rise to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic, to exercise self-discipline in “an increasingly challenging time”. (Buckingham Palace via AP)

Londres,United Kingdom Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday said she and her family “have been deeply touched” by the “support and kindness shown to us” following the death of her husband Prince Philip.

“We have been deeply touched, and continue to be reminded that Philip had such an extraordinary impact on countless people throughout his life,” she said in her first comments since the death of the 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh, and as she marked her 95th birthday.

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