Regularly divided, the British press offers, Saturday April 10, a more united face to pay tribute to Prince Philip, who died the day before, after more than 70 years spent alongside his wife, Queen Elizabeth II.
Many newspapers have of course focused on the longevity of the couple.
For the Times and the Guardian, Prince Philip was the Queen's "unwavering support", or even "her rock", for the Daily Star.
For the latter, Prince Philip was also the one who "made Lilibet laugh", the affectionate nickname he gave to his wife Elizabeth.
Guardian front page, Saturday April 10, 2021: Prince Philip 1921-2021 pic.twitter.com/3zfIr8Trjo
- The Guardian (@guardian) April 9, 2021
In Scotland, The Press and Journal greeted the one who was also Duke of Edinburgh, with an old photo of the royal couple and their children wearing kilts.
Morning.
The @pressjournal Saturday front page.
All the local and national reaction and news on the death of the Duke of Edinburgh plus 16-page supplement, plus YourLife magazine, Farming and the Menu.
#abovethebelt pic.twitter.com/EPN1lUAAtT
- Frank O'Donnell (@ fodonnell23) April 10, 2021
The Daily Mirror and Daily Mail tabloids, which normally display diametrically opposed political positions, ran almost identical headlines with a photo of the couple and the headline "Goodbye my beloved" for the Mirror and "Goodbye my beloved" for the Mail.
Tomorrow's front page: Goodbye, my beloved
Prince Philip 1921 - 2021 #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/wJ2MOvY10g pic.twitter.com/iJskTYhk0T
- The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 9, 2021
The latter newspaper also notes the rediscovered unity of the royal family, with Prince Harry ready to return "home", according to the newspaper, since his American exile and his recent distancing from his family.
Saturday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/qKcn6Y1Yc2
- Daily Mail UK (@DailyMailUK) April 9, 2021
"We all cry with you, Ma'am", assures for its part the Sun by publishing on the front page a photo of the royal couple during their marriage in 1947. "What an extraordinary life. What heroic and exemplary service he gave to his queen and her country. What a character, what a joker ", assures the newspaper from the first lines of its main article devoted to the event.
Today's front page: We're all weeping with you Ma'am - Philip was dedicated, dutiful and so devoted https://t.co/xsOmweT1ZG pic.twitter.com/f8BXhpyzDK
- The Sun (@TheSun) April 10, 2021
Other titles also relate to this "life in the service" of the crown, such as the Evening Standard or the Daily Telegraph which salutes "the most loyal servant of Great Britain".
The Daily Express for its part celebrates the "indomitable duke" while joining the "deep sorrow" of the queen.
Tomorrow's @Telegraph front page.
pic.twitter.com/w6i6fwhT1i
- Gareth Davies (@ GD10) April 9, 2021
The Financial Times is one of the few headlines in the British press on Saturday not to devote all of its front page to the event, also giving some room to the harvest in France or to the bankruptcy of Greensill Capital.
Just published: front page of FT Weekend, international edition, Saturday 10 April https://t.co/zmzv3SQvqJ pic.twitter.com/Ia6WhPQsha
- Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 9, 2021
The only discordant note, the Morning Star, a left-wing daily which has never hidden its opposition to the monarchy, published an editorial entitled: "Philip personified the absurd vanity of an ersatz patriotism".
Philip personified the nonsensical conceits of an ersatz patriotism https://t.co/Yq1GQ9zEWC #Monarchy #Britain
- Morning Star (@M_Star_Online) April 9, 2021
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