According to Ohoshin, the figure of Prince Philip should not be underestimated, because, as the expert emphasized, he made a great contribution to the development of the British monarchy.
“Due to the fact that he was the spouse of Elizabeth II and actively participated in charitable activities, for which he will be remembered and loved by the British.
He also organized quite significant visits, participated in international tours, visited Kenya, Gibraltar, Malaysia, Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many other countries, thus strengthening the international authority of Great Britain, ”the specialist explained.
He added that Prince Philip and Elizabeth II hosted the Kennedy couple at Buckingham Palace, and Prince Philip visited the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Leonid Brezhnev.
"It turns out that the royal family played a big role in international politics, and was also a symbol of British identity and helped its citizens in difficult times, inspired them, and, of course, the death of Prince Philip will be a great loss for the British people," the interlocutor of RT concluded.
The death of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, became known on April 9.