Husband´s death has left 'huge void' for Queen Elizabeth: Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew on Sunday said Queen Elizabeth II has described feeling a "huge void in her life" following the death of her husband Prince Philip.

Andrew, the couple´s second son, said following family prayers at Windsor Castle that his mother was "contemplating" her husband´s passing after his death on Friday aged 99.

"We´ve lost almost the grandfather of the nation and I feel very sorry and supportive of my mother who´s feeling it probably more than everybody else," he added.

Andrew said, “We are all feeling a great sense of loss but at the same time the tributes have been absolutely amazing,” he told reporters on Sunday in Windsor. “I just want to say how grateful I am, we are, for these tributes.

He added, “He was a remarkable man. I loved him as a father.

Talking about his mother Prince Andrew said, “It’s a great loss, I think the way I would put it is we’ve lost almost the grandfather of the nation. And I feel very sorry and supportive of my mother who is feeling it probably more than everybody else.

“The queen as you would expect is an incredibly stoic person, and she described his passing as a miracle. And she’s contemplating, I think is the way that I would put it. She described it as having left a huge void in her life but we, the family, the ones that are closer, are rallying around to make sure that we’re there to support her.”