The Queen is 'incredibly stoic': Prince Andrew and Prince Edward speak out about Prince Philip's death

• Prince Andrew and Prince Edward attended a church service in Windsor on Sunday morning.
• Edward's wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, also attended.
• Andrew said the Queen described Prince Philip's death as "having left a huge void in her life."

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, spoke about the death of Prince Philip after attending a church service in Windsor on Sunday.

The Duke of Edinburgh died Friday morning at the age of 99, according to Buckingham Palace.

According to Sky News, Prince Andrew told reporters on Sunday that the Queen has been "incredibly stoic" following the death of Prince Philip, her husband of 73 years.

The Queen described his death as "having left a huge void in her life," Prince Andrew said.

"But we the family - the ones that are closer - are rallying round to make sure we're there," Prince Andrew added.

Prince Andrew, the second-youngest child of the Queen and Prince Philip, continued: "My father said to me on the telephone a few months ago that we're all in the same boat, and we must all remember that. But occasionally we, the family, are asked to stand up and show compassion and leadership."

"And unfortunately, with my father's death, it has brought it home to me not just our loss but actually the loss that everybody else has felt for so many people who've lost loved ones during the pandemic," Prince Andrew said.

Prince Edward said of his father's death: "It just goes to show: he might have been our father, grandfather, father-in-law, but he meant so much to so many other people."

He added that royal staff may feel that the death of Prince Philip is a "very personal loss."

"He means so much to so many people here, and it's the same for those who lived and worked at Balmoral and Sandringham. For all those past and present," Prince Edward said.

The Earl of Wessex also attended the service with his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, who's 17.

The Countess of Wessex added that royal staff likely have fond memories of their encounters with Prince Philip.

"They all have got stories to tell, and most of them are quite funny," she said.

The service on Sunday took place at The Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge in Windsor, the same location where Princess Beatrice of York - Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's daughter - had a private wedding ceremony in 2020.

Prince Andrew and Prince Edward are the Queen and Prince Philip's two youngest children. Prince Andrew stepped down from his official royal duties as the Duke of York in 2019 following his infamous interview with BBC, in which he downplayed his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Prince Charles broke the immediate family's public silence on Saturday with a speech outside of Clarence House. He said his father "would have been amazed" at "the touching things that have been said about him."

Princess Anne, the only daughter of the Queen and Prince Philip, joined Prince Edward in speaking about their father in a pre-recorded ITV broadcast that aired following his death.

Prince Philip's funeral will be held at 3 p.m. BST on Saturday at St. George's Chapel in Windsor, Buckingham Palace announced. The public is not allowed to gather, and there is a 30-person limit due to COVID-19 restrictions, but it will be televised.