Britain’s Prince Philip to step down from public life

TIL Desk/World/London/Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is to step down from public life, Buckingham Palace says.

The Queen, who turned 91 last month, and remains the longest reigning monarch in the world, recently returned to her London residence following her extended Easter break at Windsor.

The royal couple has steadily handed off onerous duties including all those involving long-haul travel and many of her regular investitures to the younger generations.

This morning Queen Elizabeth II summoned her entire household for an emergency meeting at the Buckingham Palace. While the reason for the meeting is obvious now, reports conceded the move as ‘highly unusual.’

The eleventh hour suggested something major to be disseminated. The development had also sparked a Twitter frenzy speculating the possible death of Prince Phillip.