this is dating news live from britain's prince philip dies at the age of 99 there was husband to claim elizabeth a 2nd cell observed as well console more than 7 decades we look back at his long life by his side marked by crisis reinvention and which equips. also coming up to him wealth as myanmar's military and a double investigation uncovers a web of lucrative business holdings linked to senior officers activists say this limits the power of international sanctions.

on rebecca returns welcome to the program britain's prince philip husband of queen elizabeth has died at the age of 99 his health had been deteriorating in recent months with several spells in hospital so it was a member of the great and danish royal families before marrying elizabethtown 1947 here's a look back at his life. prince philip duke of edinburgh the husband of queen elizabeth the 2nd. the 8th always a test side or a few steps behind that was royal protocol for the british prince consul the couple was married more than 70 years the former royal navy officer lived an eventful public life that was occasionally seasoned by his sharp tongue and. and for dry

humor. he was born prince philip of greece and denmark on the island of corfu in 1921 but despite his family's eristic pratik background money was often in short supply his parents divorced and philip ended up in england where he began a career in the royal navy at the outbreak of world war 2. he met the future queen for the 1st time in the 1930 s. he was 18 and for and is a birth just 13 at the time it was reportedly love at 1st sight her parents were nonplussed with the prince of humble means but elizabeth persevered in 1947 shortly after the war the 2 were married. their 1st child prince charles was born the following year the family lived on the island of malta where phillip was stationed as an officer but the death of the british king george

the 6th in 1950 to change their lives dramatically. elizabeth became queen phillip her prince consort soon became well known for his quips he was even reported to have asked the queen after her coronation where did you get that hat that won him a warm place in british hearts that he wasn't fond of playing the role of an extra in countless televised appearances was no secret still he fulfilled his duties with an elegant if sometimes doubt distance. award ceremonies receptions openings philip was never without a joke of some kind even when he was given a set of headphones as a gift that we couldn't get produce through focus was. the death of princess diana and 997 was an anguishing low point in the life of the winces.

the monarchy faced days of mounting disapproval until queen elizabeth spoke openly of her grief do you feel it was a source of strength to the queen. or for him as we went through the full. closures and tribulations of bringing up children or nephews somewhat both but i think all children of the world live in a different and difficult and demanding circumstances. his descendants including prince charles next in line to the throne and grandsons william and harry stole the royal heritage through their many highs and lows since the early 21st century. in the course of 70 years he visited over $140.00 countries and gave more than $5000.00 speeches he'll be remembered the world over for his irreverent wings.

and i'm joined now from london my own correspondents. that bring us up to date on the latest of what's happening there in london where you are. rebecca the news of philip's prince philip's passing was announced in a statement from the palace it said just a few hours ago that it is with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen announces the death of her beloved husband his royal highness prince philip the jake of edinburgh the statement says that prince philip passed way peacefully this morning wins a consul further announcements it says will be made into course and the royal family will join with people around the world in mourning his loss not is already starting to take place as the statement says around the world tributes are pouring in from political leaders here in the u.k. prime minister boris johnson gave the 1st public statement expressing his sorrow at

the passing away of prince philip a very somber moment that he described prince philip is what he called an expert carriage driver steering the royal family so that it remains an institution indisputably by so so the balance and happiness obama national life so that that from the prime minister of the tributes as well poor thing in from gemini's foreign minister and as well sort of one's ally and the president of the e.u. commission who express test and see if they so you have majesty the queen who often have a 70 years of marriage his has lost her husband a man who has been by her side through often very turbulent times for the royal family always that the public thousands upon thousands of public engagements a real a symbol hey all topics this and of stability you know you mentioned of course british prime minister boris johnson we have a clip of him making that speech let's take a listen to what he had to say. it was with great sadness that

a short time ago i received word from buckingham palace that his royal highness that you could edinburgh has passed away at the age of 99. prince philip and the affection of generations here in the united kingdom across the commonwealth and around the world. he was the longest serving consort in history one of the last surviving people in this country to have served in the 2nd world war a cape mattapan where he was mentioned in dispatches for bravery and in the invasion of sicily where he saved his ship by his quick thinking it is to her majesty and her family that our nation's thoughts must turn today. because they have lost not just a much loved and highly respected public figure. but a devoted husband and a proud and loving father grandfather and in recent years great

grandfather son it tell us a bit more about how france for that will be remembered by the royal family and indeed the country has long legacy has also included many missteps and controversial remarks what do you think will be his legacy. well he will be remembered as something of a modernizing take a potentially off to the royal family particularly after the 2nd world war he will also be remembered as it is in the words of the queen herself as is her strength and stay in an announcement a statement marking their 50th wedding anniversary she said his whole family and this and many other countries a humidex greater than he would ever claim all we shall ever know he. remembered as a environmentalist will be remembered as well for a youth. activities program here in the u.k. which will bury. generations will remember taking part in

also be remembered for his humor his his quicks which we heard so often with mentioned in the report that you played just a short time ago but as you suggested as well as some more controversial comments sometimes i'm thinking particularly on a number of international trips he made some statements which i'm not i won't quite but caused a good deal of controversy today though he will be remembered as this really think of representing public service here in the u.k. a man who died just 2 months before his 100th birthday leaving behind 4 children 8 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. a difficult time right now as a rule for the royals especially with the recent very public break harry and me going over there explosive interview with oprah. that's right i mean prince philip

has been by the queen signed through a number of chmagh trust periods for the world family i'm thinking particularly about the death of princess diana in 1997 but this interview that you were firing to with harry and meghan the au-prince review which was given last month was certainly another moment which cause ripples for the world families and very serious allegations coming from from meghan the about her mental health the way she was treated in the world family and one suggestion of a racist comment as well but made by an unnamed member of the royal family the world family put out a statement after that saying that while some recollections may vary they will be addressing the concerns that were raised but a lot of people very critical of harry and meghan that this interview took place while prince philip was in hospital a lot of people saying that that was inappropriate sam but the queen has weathered many storms previously all the time with prince philip by her side now going

forward very sadly should be. weathering the storm alone. no it's very early days but who has there been any word of a potential of the service that might that will be coming memorials to the role and obviously how that will be impacted by the pandemic. there has we have been hearing that it will be a random scaled down event what we've heard is that they'll be no state funeral and the funeral will be not christian not be preceded by prince philip lying in state and there are believed to be a number of reasons for that 1st of all we're hearing that it was prince philip's wishes that he had a less of the pomp and circumstance often associated with royal family events he wanted and it's something a little bit more private of course covert restrictions are still in place here in the u.k. they will dictate the qur'an misses for any public mourning indeed. the world family will be looking at it to control the number of people expected to turn out

so they flowers outside windsor castle in the palace as well just to ensure that public mourning does comply with 1000 restrictions. on china thank you very much did a research on a chill sample speaking to us from london. as take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world now u.s. president joe biden has announced new controls on home gun assembly kits and ownership restrictions biden has called gun violence an epidemic the cubs follow mass shootings in colorado and georgia republicans have attacked the measures as unconstitutional. iran has freed a south korean oil tanker it seems in january tehran had demanded the transfer of a 7 of $7000000000.00 being held in seoul because of u.s. sanctions it's not known whether any payment was made to ship sailed out as before

international talks over iran's nuclear program and. indonesia's navy has delivered rain relief supplies to regions hit by authorities declared a state of emergency after storms devastated several communities over 200 people have been killed more bad weather is for cost. demonstrators in northern ireland petrol bombs at police and set fires as sectarian violence spreads crowds have ignored appeals for calm tensions have been fueled by trade barriers which came in when britain left the european union. as military cracks down on ads and to protest is a d.w.i. investigation has established that a web of business interests is held by the families of military latest chase men only and children control lucrative companies including telecom linked to internet blackouts but jim has financed its operations using holding companies that control

much of the economy activists say this makes it harder for sanctions to have any effect. naomi conrad was one of the journalists investigating those business holdings she joins us now in the studio now i mean tell us more about what you've uncovered and how you able to uncover this so you would basically given access to a huge trove of commercial documents. company registration documents loan agreements thousands and thousands of them we managed to build these into an indexable such a database and there we found that the son and daughter of the army chief actually in control of several companies some of these of were already known we found 3 additional companies and i mean you have to you have to realize that the army in myanmar i mean they're being control of a huge network of businesses and this is just in addition to what we already know but it's interesting because it basically shows that the head of the army that his family is making a lot of money and controls

a vast network spending lots of different enterprises how has the military been able to put itself in a position where it's now able sixty's in fact to be really opened up to democracy and 2010 so while the middle 2 is in charge they obviously managed to set up and to to establish huge networks and then they also profited usually from the opening of the country in 2010 so that was a time where they basically acquired land where they acquired business is and where they made very important deals and connections also with foreign companies now how does that affect people in myanmar on the ground so effects them to the extent that they know that the army has additional income so not only individual commanders but the also the army itself obviously benefits all of these holding.