Prince Philip Looked Tired, Leaned On Wall During Final Remembrance Day Outing

Prince Philip attended his last Remembrance Day event two years ago shortly after he retired from his royal duties. At that time, the dad of four was already 96 years old.

But even though he was already retired, Prince Philip accompanied Queen Elizabeth to the Remembrance Day weekend. The royal couple stood close to each other in front of the massive crowds.

However, what the public didn’t notice at that time was the fact that the Duke of Edinburgh leaned against the wall almost the entire time that he was standing beside Her Majesty. This suggests that Prince Charles’ father is not comfortable standing for very long periods of time.

As such, Prince Philip has only been choosing the engagements that he wants to take part in ever since he retired from his public duties. Now that he is already 98 years old, it is very rare to see him outdoors.

In fact, one of the last few times that he was photographed in public was when he attended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding last year. Months later, he also stepped out in public to attending Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s nuptials.

On the online forum site Quora, royal fans said that Prince Philip no longer needs to join the Queen anywhere because he’s retired.

“His health hasn’t been the best - you might remember that he’d just had a hip replacement 18 months ago [and was in excruciating pain at Harry and Meghan’s wedding]. He shows up when he feels like showing up - a prerogative of both being 98 and being retired. No one knows which private events he chooses to attend unless the said event is covered by the press - like his granddaughter’s wedding,” royal Eileen Wood said.

Chris Smith, a retired high school history teacher, said that Prince Philip deserves to retire because he served the monarchy for 65 years. “He basically is now only seen by family, friends, and staff and at 98 years and 5 months he has earned the right to take a back step,” he said.