Prince Charles pays tribute to his father: He was ‘a very special person’

Britain’s Prince Charles paid tribute to his late father, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on Saturday, sharing that he was “a very special person.”

The prince shared his reflections on who his father was during a press conference on behalf of the royal family.

Prince Charles: “My dear Papa was a very special person”

In a touching tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh on behalf of the Royal Family, Charles said: “As you can imagine, my family and I miss my father enormously.” pic.twitter.com/S4FDUeND8p

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“I particularly wanted to say that my father over the last 70 years has given the most remarkable devoted service to the queen, to my family and to the country,” he said. “And as you can imagine, my family and I miss my father enormously. He was a much-loved and appreciated figure.”

Charles also thanked the public for the outpouring of condolences and kind words about his father.

“We’re so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world in the commonwealth who also, I think, share our loss and our sorrow. And my dear papa was a very special person who, I think, above all else, would’ve been amazed at the reaction and the touching things that are being said about him.”

“We are deeply grateful for all that. It will sustain us in this particular loss at this particularly sad time,” he said.

Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died on Friday at the age of 99. Buckingham Palace announced that the prince died “peacefully” at Windsor Castle.