Royal fans are sharing photos of Prince Philip in his younger years, commenting on the Duke's good looks in his youth.
The Duke of Edinburgh passed away at Windsor Castle on Thursday morning, aged 99, a statement released by Buckingham Palace confirmed.
As mourners around the world pay tribute, fans have been sharing black-and-white photographs of a fresh-faced young man, who they've called "handsome" and "sexy."
Videos have been shared on TikTok from admirers, with user nengdumaran writing: "Now we know where Princes William and Harry got their good looks."
While fiveft2andreallypretty wrote she was "thirsting over Prince Philip," adding he was "sex on legs."
She said: "I think some of you are forgetting what Prince Philip used to look like. Sexy boi. Wow so handsome. What a king. Golden retriever energy."
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The various clips have racked up thousands of views, with TikToker Hannah Casey writing: "Philip was fine as wine back in the day."
While Amanda Hann thought: "Truly a GREEK GOD."
Agreeing, Sandra McKenzie commented: "He truly was a handsome Greek prince."
Maven ava said: "He looked dashing."
And Evangeline Ventanilla added: "Handsome Prince Philip just like your grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry."
The Duke, who died two months short of his 100th birthday, had been married to the Queen for 73 years, after they tied the knot at Westminster Abbey in 1947.
Philip was born on the island of Corfu on June 10, 1921, to HRH Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg.
When his uncle, King Constantine I of Greece, was forced to abdicate the following year, the family fled to Paris, with the infant Philip carried aboard a Royal Naval ship inside a box of oranges.
He later moved to Kensington Palace, living with his grandmother, Princess Victoria, and attended Cheam School and then Gordonstoun, in Scotland.
By 1939 he enrolled in the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, the start of his glittering naval career.
Philip joined the Royal Navy, serving on the HMS Ramillies as a midshipman as the U.K. entered World War II.
By 1942, aged just 21, Philip was promoted to First Lieutenant, second in command of the battleship HMS Wallace.
@nengdumaran Now we know where Princes William and Harry got their good looks #princephilip #rewind #facelapse #hopelesslydevoted2u #british #fyp #foryourpage
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After the war, Philip and the then-Princess Elizabeth became engaged, with the Duke renouncing his Greek and Danish royal titles.
Between 1948 and 1964 the royal couple welcomed four children, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
At the time of his death, Philip and Elizabeth had eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, which will be 11 after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcome their second child, a girl, this summer.
Announcing his death on Thursday, Buckingham palace tweeted: "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle."
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