DESPITE his loathing of photographers – even telling one in 2015 to “just take the f***ing picture” – Prince Philip’s life was spent in the glare of the lens.
Travelling the world accompanying the Queen, Philip was photographed with the world’s top stars and politicians.
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Michelle Obama is captivated by Prince Philip on a state visit in 2011, alongside President Barack Obama and the Queen
And no matter how famous, they never forgot the day they met the Duke.
Here, we look back at just some of the well-known faces he mingled with . . .
An evening at Buckingham Palace with US President John F Kennedy and wife Jackie in 1961
With Nelson Mandela at a young offenders prison in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2000
Prince Philip with Cameron Diaz and Gwyneth Paltrow at a London launch in 2011
Meeting brave Malala Yousafzai and her father Ziauddin in 2013
The Duke with the Queen and French President Georges Pompidou in 1972
With Russian President Vladimir Putin in London on a state visit in 2003
Philip in 1976 with comic Les Dawson, left, and singing duo Peters and Lee
Strolling with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at Windsor Castle in 1989
With Cliff Richard and Britt Ekland at a 1964 London film screening
Greeting Frank Sinatra and wife Ava Gardner in 1951 at Philip’s charity bash
Vikings actor Kirk Douglas gives Philip a model longboat for Prince Charles at the film’s premiere in 1958
The Duke meeting boxer Muhammad Ali at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles
With President Dwight D Eisenhower in London, 1959
Philip in New York City with then Vice President Richard Nixon in 1960
With Winston Churchill as he greets Yugoslavia leader Josip Tito in 1953
Philip with President George Bush Snr at the White House in 1991
The Duke and President George W Bush at Buckingham Palace in 2003
Philip with Dame Shirley Bassey at the Royal Albert Hall, 2001
With the Queen, PM Tony Blair and wife Cherie at 10 Downing Street in 2002
Philip jokes around with The Beatles at an awards ceremony in March 1964
The Duke chatting to football legend George Best and model Mary Stavin in 1983
