'To Those Who May Be Missing Their Dads Today': Prince Charles Pays Tribute To Late Father Prince Philip On Father's Day — Photos
June 21 2021, Published 10:21 a.m. ET
Prince Charles is thinking of his father, Prince Philip, on Father's Day.
The 72-year-old posted some throwback photos with his late father, who died on April 9 at 99 years old, on Sunday, June 20.
"To all Papas everywhere, and to those who may be missing their Dads today, we are thinking of you and wishing you a special #FathersDay," the caption read.
Despite Prince Harry not being on the best terms with his father, Charles still included him and Prince William in the slideshow. Additionally, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall posed with her father in some of the photos.
People took to the comments section to write some sweet notes to Charles. One person wrote, "Beautiful photos. Prince Philip with Prince Charles is very touching. So sad when your dad is no longer here. 💕," while another added, "Thoughts with you all today on your first fathers day without The Duke of Edinburgh..❤️."
A third user added, "Such a beautiful post! So much memories of Prince Philip which Prince Charles will forever treasure in his heart 💙."
Meanwhile, Queen Elizabeth also posted a black-and-white photo with Prince Philip and her father.
"To all dads everywhere, we wish you a very special Father’s Day," the caption read. "To mark #FathersDay we are sharing this photograph of The Queen with her father, King George VI, and Prince Philip watching a young Prince Charles sitting on a statue at Balmoral in 1951."
Following Philip's death, Charles spoke fondly of his father.
"I particularly wanted to say that my father, for I suppose the last 70 years, has given the most remarkable, devoted service to The Queen, to my family and to the country, but also to the whole of the Commonwealth," he said in April.
"As you can imagine, my family and I miss my father enormously. He was a much loved and appreciated figure and apart from anything else, I can imagine, he would be so deeply touched by the number of other people here and elsewhere around the world and the Commonwealth, who also I think, share our loss and our sorrow," Charles continued.
He concluded, "My dear Papa was a very special person who I think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him and from that point of view we are, my family, deeply grateful for all that. It will sustain us in this particular loss and at this particularly sad time. Thank you."
