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Benjamin Blosse

Princess Anne and Prince Edward pay tribute to their father Prince Philip after his death at 99

Princess Anne and Prince Edward have paid tribute to their father after he died aged 99.

The Duke of Edinburgh's death was announced by Buckingham Palace today.

In clips posted by ITV paying tribute to their father, due to be aired this evening on the channel's Prince Philip: A Royal Life, two of his children paid tribute to their father.

Princess Anne said: "In all sorts of ways [life would be different without him], in terms of within our family it's fundamental as without him it would be completely different.

"But I think also from society’s perspective - he's been able to keep pace with the kind of technological changes that have such an impact… but at the bottom of all that, it’s not about the technology it’s about the people.”

Prince Edward also paid tribute, saying: “My parents have been such a fantastic support to each other during all those years and all those events and all those tours and events overseas.

"To have someone that you confide in and smile about things that you perhaps could not in public. To be able to share that is immensely important.

"The public image that certain parts of the media would portray was always an unfair depiction. He used to give them as good as he got and always in a very entertaining way.

"He was always able to manage interviews and say things that the rest of always dreamed we could say. He was brilliant. Always absolutely brilliant."

Prince Edward also paid tribute to his father's Duke of Edinburgh award.

"The Duke of Edinburgh Award is probably among the best-known of the foundations in his name, and initially started by his former headmaster Kurt Hahn, who when it was rolled out beyond Gordonstoun came to my father and said 'would you get involved in this.'

"My father got Lord Hunt involved in helping to shape how it would roll out and that was of course one of his geniuses, being able to find the right people to take things on and shape them."

"The fact it has now spread to more than 140 countries, way beyond the Commonwealth, way beyond the English speaking world, is enormous testament to that original vision."

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