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Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh’s “ethic of service”, joining a number of UK political and religious leaders to pay tribute to the Queen’s husband, who has died aged 99.
In comments televised live from Downing Street, the prime minister said Prince Philip “earned the affection of generations here in the United Kingdom, across the Commonwealth and around the world”.
