New Royal Mail stamps feature different looks of Prince Philip
FILE PHOTO: A screen in Piccadilly Circus displays images of Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, who died at the age of 99, in London, Britain, April 17, 2021. REUTERS/Paul Childs
(Reuters) - Britain's Royal Mail invited orders on Thursday for four new stamps in memory of Prince Philip, the late husband of Queen Elizabeth, who died last month.
The stamps, which will be available from June 24, feature https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/duke-of-edinburgh/in-memoriam-hrh-the-duke-of-edinburgh-miniature-sheet black and white photographs of the royal, officially known as the Duke of Edinburgh, over the years.
The images show Philip at different ages wearing a suit, sporting a bowler hat, and dressed in naval uniform.
Philip, who died on April 9 aged 99, was married to Queen Elizabeth for more than seven decades and stood beside her throughout her 69-year reign.
A miniature sheet of the stamps has been priced at 5.76 pounds ($8.10).
($1=0.7112 pounds)
(Reporting by Lisa Giles-Keddie; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa and Clarence Fernandez)
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