Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday shared an elegiac poem to pay tribute to her late husband Prince Philip on the first anniversary of his death. The verse by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage was posted on the royal family's social media channels a year after the Duke of Edinburgh died in his sleep at Windsor Castle, west of London, aged 99.

Queen Elizabeth pays sweet tribute to husband Prince Philip on his first death anniversary

The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip died two months short of his centenary birthday. While some may have looked forward to the momentous occasion, the Duke himself was not keen on it.

Prince Philip reportedly wasn't keen to turn 100: 'Can’t imagine anything worse'

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Queen Elizabeth pays sweet tribute to husband Prince Philip on his first death anniversary

Prince Philip reportedly wasn't keen to turn 100: 'Can’t imagine anything worse'