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The moving poem, written by U.K. poet laureate Simon Armitage, is paired with a video montage of special moments in the royal couple's life together.

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Many of the family, such as Prince George, use their parents' 'Cambridge' title as their surname, their cousins Archie and Lilibet use the royal family's ...

A statement on the Royal website explains: "The Royal Family name of Windsor was confirmed by The Queen after her accession in 1952. At the time, Philip reportedly said: "I am nothing but a bloody amoeba. However, in 1960, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh decided that they would like their own direct descendants to be distinguished from the rest of the Royal Family (without changing the name of the Royal House), as Windsor is the surname used by all the male and unmarried female descendants of George V. In the end, the Queen decided to support her family's views and the name Windsor was used. However, when Elizabeth went on to become Queen in 1952, she had to confirm the official surname of the Royal Family and many wanted her to continue using Windsor, instead of changing it to Mountbatten. Before marrying The Queen and becoming the Duke of Edinburgh, Philip's official title was Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

THE QUEEN was saying 'up yours' to critics of her and her late husband's marriage by making Philip a prince, royal expert Gyles Brandreth claimed in an ITV ...

Last Saturday marked a year since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed just months before his 100th birthday. Speaking on ITV documentary ‘Philip: Prince, Father, Husband’, Mr Brandreth said that by making Philip a prince, the Queen was saying “up yours” to everybody else. Mr Brandreth, who is author of ‘Philip: The Final Portrait’, said: “I think he was very pleased that the Queen made him a prince of the United Kingdom, in recognition of the tour he’d just made. Philip was the longest serving royal consort in history, while he was married to the Queen for 73 years. The clip shows footage of the Duke of Edinburgh at various points of his life, accompanied by a reading of ‘The Patriarchs ‒ An Elegy’ by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage. THE QUEEN was saying "up yours" to critics of her and her late husband's marriage by making Philip a prince, royal expert Gyles Brandreth claimed in an ITV documentary.