Prince Philip lived a memorable life before his death in April at age 99, including becoming the longest-serving British consort. But a new book reveals the royal once admitted he didn't want to live that long. "I certainly don't want to hang on until I am a hundred like Queen Elizabeth [the Queen Mother]," Prince Philip once told his longtime biographer Gyles Brandreth, who knew him for more than four decades, according to Philip: The Final Portrait. "I can't imagine anything worse. I'm already falling to pieces as it is. Bits keep dropping off. I have absolutely no desire to cling on to life unnecessarily. Ghastly prospect." Pulling from his many conversations with Prince Philip over ...
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[Music] prince philip lived a memorable life before his death in april at age 99 including becoming the longest-serving british consort but a new book reveals the royal once admitted he didn't want to live that long i certainly don't want to hang on until i am a hundred like queen elizabeth the queen mother prince philip once told his longtime biographer giles branderth who knew him for more than four decades according to philip the final portrait [Music] i can't imagine anything worse i am already falling to pieces as it is bits keep dropping off i have absolutely no desire to cling on to life unnecessarily ghastly prospect pulling from his many conversations with prince philip over the years as well as numerous interviews with other royal sources brandeirth revised and updated his 2004 book philip and elizabeth portrait of a marriage to present an expansive and authoritative portrait of the duke of edinburgh and his 73-year marriage to queen elizabeth [Music] he was more thoughtful and much kinder than the common caricature of him would suggest writes brandeirth in the book's introduction [Music] lieutenant philip mountbatten later hrh the duke of edinburgh the 19th of november 1947 it was a great privilege to know the duke over so many years and remarkable to be given special access and help in writing his life story said brandeith a statement it is an extraordinary story and unexpected in so many ways he saw an early draft of my book and made some factual corrections as well as a few caustic comments he did not see the final version but i hope it does him justice [Music] i have not held anything back while queen elizabeth 95 is always careful with her words her husband became well-known for his off-the-cuff candid manner [Music] he had many such moments with brandeirth which are recounted in the book including times when he reflected back on his life there were times when i felt quite close to prince philip like a p
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[Music] prince philip lived a memorable life before his death in april at age 99 including becoming the longest-serving british consort but a new book reveals the royal once admitted he didn't want to live that long i certainly don't want to hang on until i am a hundred like queen elizabeth the queen mother prince philip once told his longtime biographer giles branderth who knew him for more than four decades according to philip the final portrait [Music] i can't imagine anything worse i am already falling to pieces as it is bits keep dropping off i have absolutely no desire to cling on to life unnecessarily ghastly prospect pulling from his many conversations with prince philip over the years as well as numerous interviews with other royal sources brandeirth revised and updated his 2004 book philip and elizabeth portrait of a marriage to present an expansive and authoritative portrait of the duke of edinburgh and his 73-year marriage to queen elizabeth [Music] he was more thoughtful and much kinder than the common caricature of him would suggest writes brandeirth in the book's introduction [Music] lieutenant philip mountbatten later hrh the duke of edinburgh the 19th of november 1947 it was a great privilege to know the duke over so many years and remarkable to be given special access and help in writing his life story said brandeith a statement it is an extraordinary story and unexpected in so many ways he saw an early draft of my book and made some factual corrections as well as a few caustic comments he did not see the final version but i hope it does him justice [Music] i have not held anything back while queen elizabeth 95 is always careful with her words her husband became well-known for his off-the-cuff candid manner [Music] he had many such moments with brandeirth which are recounted in the book including times when he reflected back on his life there were times when i felt quite close to prince philip like a p
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00:00 Prince Philip lived a memorable life before his death in April at age 99, including becoming
00:15 the longest-serving British consort.
00:21 But a new book reveals the royal once admitted he didn't want to live that long.
00:25 "I certainly don't want to hang on until I am a hundred like Queen Elizabeth, the Queen
00:30 Mother," Prince Philip once told his longtime biographer Giles Brandearth, who knew him
00:35 for more than four decades, according to Philip, the final portrait.
00:41 "I can't imagine anything worse.
00:45 I am already falling to pieces as it is.
00:48 Bits keep dropping off.
00:53 I have absolutely no desire to cling on to life unnecessarily."
00:57 Gastly prospect, pulling from his many conversations with Prince Philip over the years, as well
01:02 as numerous interviews with other royal sources, Brandearth revised and updated his 2004 book
01:08 Philip and Elizabeth.
01:10 Portrait of a Marriage to present an expansive and authoritative portrait of the Duke of
01:14 Edinburgh and his 73-year marriage to Queen Elizabeth.
01:22 He was more thoughtful and much kinder than the common caricature of him would suggest,
01:26 writes Brandearth in the book's introduction.
01:33 Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, later HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, 19 November 1947.
01:41 "It was a great privilege to know the Duke over so many years and remarkable to be given
01:48 special access and help in writing his life story," said Brandearth a statement.
01:55 "It is an extraordinary story and unexpected in so many ways.
02:01 He saw an early draft of my book and made some factual corrections, as well as a few
02:05 caustic comments.
02:07 He did not see the final version, but I hope it does him justice.
02:15 I have not held anything back."
02:17 While Queen Elizabeth, 95, is always careful with her words, her husband became well-known
02:22 for his off-the-cuff, candid manner.
02:29 He had many such moments with Brandearth, which are recounted in the book, including
02:33 times when he reflected back on his life.
02:37 "There were times when I felt quite close to Prince Philip, like a proper friend, or
02:44 as much a friend as you can be with a man who is 30 years your senior and the husband
02:48 of the head of state," writes Brandearth in Philip, setting the scene.
02:56 Sitting alone with him in his library at Buckingham Palace, sharing a drink, he was the best company.
03:02 Completely unstuffy, easy to talk to, and happy to talk about anything.
03:10 Has it been fun?
03:11 Brandearth remembers asking Prince Philip.
03:13 "Philip, the final portrait fun?"
03:16 Prince Philip snorted in response, according to the book.
03:20 "I don't think I think much about fun.
03:25 Do you think much about fun?
03:27 Yes," Brandearth said.
03:30 "Now and again, really?
03:33 I suppose the polo was fun," Prince Philip admitted.
03:37 "Playing cricket was fun, in the old days.
03:44 The carriage driving is fun, when you don't fall off the box seat.
03:48 Then it's just bloody painful."
03:53 When pressed, Prince Philip admitted that he enjoyed flying, had also wondered if he
03:57 should have joined the Air Force instead of the Navy.
04:04 Prince Philip was an officer in the British Navy until King George VI's unexpected death
04:09 in 1952, which made then-Princess Elizabeth the Monarch and Prince Philip her consort.
04:19 But the royal resisted the idea of regretting past decisions.
04:23 "Regrets are a waste of energy," he told Brandearth.
04:28 "There's no point in having regrets," asked Brandearth.
04:33 Has it been a good life?
04:34 Worthwhile?
04:35 "I don't know," said Prince Philip with a shrug.
04:40 "I've kept myself busy, I've tried to make myself useful.
04:45 I hope I've helped keep the show on the road.
04:51 That's about it, really."
04:53 Prince Philip was being humble, of course.
04:55 In addition to serving as rock and sounding board to the Queen across her decades on the
04:59 throne, he established the Duke of Edinburgh's Award to honour young people from communities
05:04 around the world.
05:09 At home he was a force behind modernising.
05:12 Queen Elizabeth biographer Sally Bedell Smith told People in April.
05:20 He was the one who discovered the potential of television and actually tutored Elizabeth
05:24 on how to read a teleprompter before her first, televised, Christmas speech, in 1957.
05:34 Up until then the courtiers were suspicious of him.
05:37 His challenge was to find something useful he could do without stepping on her toes or
05:41 somebody else's toes.
05:47 Giles Brandearth during a chat in Prince Philip's library.
05:50 He and Brandearth also talked about death.
05:54 "I am quite ready to die," the Duke of Edinburgh told the author.
05:59 "It's what happens, sooner or later."
06:06 When his time finally came at the age of 99, Brandearth believes Prince Philip was content.
06:13 "I think that when he died, he died happy.
06:17 In the last 10 years of his life, he seemed a more settled soul than once upon a time,"
06:23 Brandearth writes.
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06:34 still be cantankerous and tetchy.
06:37 He was willful and contrary to the last.
06:39 But, overall, he appeared to me to be more contented late in life than he had been in
06:44 middle age, more at ease with himself, with his family, and with the world," he continues.
06:51 "I believe he recognized, finally, that people recognized his contribution and, though he
06:58 made light of it, that pleased him very much."
07:05 The person who always saw Prince Philip's strengths, and appreciated his contributions,
07:10 was Queen Elizabeth.
07:15 While celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, she gave a heartfelt tribute to her longtime
07:20 partner.
07:22 "He is someone who doesn't take easily to compliments, but he has quite simply been
07:29 my strength and stay all these years," she said, "and I owe him a debt greater than he
07:37 would ever claim.
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