The Duke of Edinburgh died at Windsor Castle in April aged 99, just two months before his 100th birthday.... The Queen’s husband – the longest serving consort in British royal history – passed away “ peacefully ”, Buckingham Palace said at the time.... “ Whatever their age was and whatever their experience level was, at CNN people understood the importance of her to our viewers.“ In America, just like our viewers, were ‘oh my gosh, Diana we have to cover that’....