Prince Philip Once Called Living to Age 100 a 'Ghastly Prospect'
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Prince Philip lived a memorable life before his death in April at age 99, including becoming the longest-serving British consort. But a new book reveals the royal once admitted he didn't want to live that long. "I certainly don't want to hang on until I am a hundred like Queen Elizabeth [the Queen Mother]," Prince Philip once told his longtime biographer Gyles Brandreth, who knew him for more than four decades, according to Philip: The Final Portrait. "I can't imagine anything worse. I'm already falling to pieces as it is. Bits keep dropping off. I have absolutely no desire to cling on to life unnecessarily. Ghastly prospect." Pulling from his many conversations with Prince Philip over ...
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[Music] prince philip lived a memorable life before his death in april at age 99 including becoming the longest-serving british consort but a new book reveals the royal once admitted he didn't want to live that long i certainly don't want to hang on until i am a hundred like queen elizabeth the queen mother prince philip once told his longtime biographer giles branderth who knew him for more than four decades according to philip the final portrait [Music] i can't imagine anything worse i am already falling to pieces as it is bits keep dropping off i have absolutely no desire to cling on to life unnecessarily ghastly prospect pulling from his many conversations with prince philip over the years as well as numerous interviews with other royal sources brandeirth revised and updated his 2004 book philip and elizabeth portrait of a marriage to present an expansive and authoritative portrait of the duke of edinburgh and his 73-year marriage to queen elizabeth [Music] he was more thoughtful and much kinder than the common caricature of him would suggest writes brandeirth in the book's introduction [Music] lieutenant philip mountbatten later hrh the duke of edinburgh the 19th of november 1947 it was a great privilege to know the duke over so many years and remarkable to be given special access and help in writing his life story said brandeith a statement it is an extraordinary story and unexpected in so many ways he saw an early draft of my book and made some factual corrections as well as a few caustic comments he did not see the final version but i hope it does him justice [Music] i have not held anything back while queen elizabeth 95 is always careful with her words her husband became well-known for his off-the-cuff candid manner [Music] he had many such moments with brandeirth which are recounted in the book including times when he reflected back on his life there were times when i felt quite close to prince philip like a p
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[Music] prince philip lived a memorable life before his death in april at age 99 including becoming the longest-serving british consort but a new book reveals the royal once admitted he didn't want to live that long i certainly don't want to hang on until i am a hundred like queen elizabeth the queen mother prince philip once told his longtime biographer giles branderth who knew him for more than four decades according to philip the final portrait [Music] i can't imagine anything worse i am already falling to pieces as it is bits keep dropping off i have absolutely no desire to cling on to life unnecessarily ghastly prospect pulling from his many conversations with prince philip over the years as well as numerous interviews with other royal sources brandeirth revised and updated his 2004 book philip and elizabeth portrait of a marriage to present an expansive and authoritative portrait of the duke of edinburgh and his 73-year marriage to queen elizabeth [Music] he was more thoughtful and much kinder than the common caricature of him would suggest writes brandeirth in the book's introduction [Music] lieutenant philip mountbatten later hrh the duke of edinburgh the 19th of november 1947 it was a great privilege to know the duke over so many years and remarkable to be given special access and help in writing his life story said brandeith a statement it is an extraordinary story and unexpected in so many ways he saw an early draft of my book and made some factual corrections as well as a few caustic comments he did not see the final version but i hope it does him justice [Music] i have not held anything back while queen elizabeth 95 is always careful with her words her husband became well-known for his off-the-cuff candid manner [Music] he had many such moments with brandeirth which are recounted in the book including times when he reflected back on his life there were times when i felt quite close to prince philip like a p