This is BBC News. We're interrupting our schedules for the following announcement.

Buckingham Palace has announced the death of his royal highness, the Duke of Edinburgh.

A statement from Buckingham Palace said,

it is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty the Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband,

his royal highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His royal highness passed away peacefully this morning

at Windsor Castle.

That was how all the BBC radio stations simultaneously announced the news of the death of Prince

Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. We're recording this episode of newscast on Friday afternoon,

that's about two-thirty, and it won't be a normal episode because of that news.

Soon after we got the announcement, there was a statement from the Prime Minister Boris Johnson

dressed in black at the podium in Downing Street.

Speaking on their golden wedding anniversary, Her Majesty said that our country

owed her husband a greater debt than he would ever claim or we sure ever know.

And I'm sure that estimate is correct. So we mourn today with Her Majesty the Queen.

We offer our condolences to her and to all her family. And we give thanks as a nation and the

kingdom for the extraordinary life and work of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

We also heard from the Labour leader, Keir Starmer.

Well the UK has lost an extraordinary public servant in Prince Philip. He dedicated his life

to our country and above all I think will be remembered for his support and devotion to the Queen.

And all of our thoughts are with the Queen, the royal family and the British public as they come

together to mourn this huge loss. And campaigning for the elections in England, Scotland and Wales

has been cancelled as a mark of respect. People have already been going to leave flowers and

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