A PETITION calling for a statue honouring Prince Philip to be erected has been launched to thank Duke for his almost eight decades of service.
The Duke, 99, who had been married to the Queen for 73 years, passed away "peacefully" at Windsor Castle this morning.
Now proud Brits are calling for Boris Johnson to ensure His Royal Highness is remembered – with a statue in his honor.
The virtual petition on Change.org has received nearly 1,300 of its target 1,500 signatures, with hundreds commenting “he deserves it.”
It reads: “The Duke of Edinburgh served our country for 78 years, serving 13 in the Royal Navy & then 65 as Britain's longest serving consort, including 22,000 engagements & supporting 780 organisations.
“We say there should be a prominent statue of the Duke in London to recognise the above, as well as his great personal dedication and support to Her Majesty the Queen.”
One supporter wrote: “Prince Philip embodied true service, by which I mean he dedicated his life to it in spite of it being against his very instincts.
It comes as:
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“There is no higher ideal of service, and we as a nation cannot afford to let such sacrifice go unhonoured.”
While another added: “It goes without saying that such a long serving, prominent member of the Royal Family of the greatest country in the world should have a statue.”
Philip has been one of the most dedicated royals – since 1952 he attended 22,219 solo engagements and 637 overseas tours in a career marked by his famous gaffes, wit and wisdom.
The royal was born on the Greek island of Corfu on June 10, 1921, to parents Princess Anne of Battenberg and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark.
Soon after his birth, his family was banished from Greece and as a baby he was carried onto a British naval vessel in an orange crate.
He then went onto be educated at The Elms then onto Cheam School before going to school in Germany.
Philip then became a cadet at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth before making his way up the ranks in the Royal Navy.
In 1942, he became first lieutenant of HMS Wallace, and at 21-years-old was one of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy.
He married Elizabeth in 1947 at Westminster Abbey, described as her "constant strength", after the pair met at the wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark and Prince George, Duke of Kent, in 1934.
The royal pair then went on to have four children together – Charles, Prince of Wales, born 1948; Anne, Princess Royal, born 1950; Andrew, Duke of York, born 1960; and Edward, Earl of Wessex, born 1964.
They have eight grandchildren: Prince William, Prince Harry, Peter Phillips, Zara Phillips, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louse Windsor, and James, Viscount Severn.
They have another eight great-grandchildren including Savannah Phillips, Isla Phillips, Prince George, Mia Tindall, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Lena Tindall, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and August Philip Brooksbank.
Their latest great-grandson August, the son of Princess Eugenie and husband Jack, was given the middle name Philip in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh.
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