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Prince Philip and the world's dreamiest love story

The late Prince Philip accompanied by Shako and then-Rift Valley PC Mathenge during his visit to Kenya. [File]

The death of Prince Philip, who died on Friday aged 99, brought to an end one of the world’s dreamiest love stories.

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth had been married for 73 years, a union that braved distance, a glaring gap in social status, disapproving relatives and claims of infidelity. Most recently, their marriage has survived the coronavirus that ravaged the United Kingdom, one of the hardest-hit nations in the world.

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