Turning to the Duke of Edinburgh's role as a husband - and perhaps reflecting on her own time in office - Mrs May says: "I know how important it is to have a husband, a partner, who is a source of strength and a rock in time of trouble.

"Prince Philip could have been enormously successful in his own right, but he put his life to ensuring the success of his wife."

"That will be his true lasting legacy - we will never see his like again."

Theresa May describes the prince as "a man of high standards", adding: "That came through with his attention to detail at the cooking of the meat at Balmoral barbecues".

The former prime minister recalls her last stay at Balmoral when Prince Philip suggested a particular walk for Mrs May and her husband.

"When we got back, several hours later, we were told that Prince Philip did enjoyed the route... but he usually did it by car."

"I'm not sure if it was test, or if we had passed it," she adds.

The SNP's leader in Westminster, Ian Blackford, says there has been "genuine sorrow" throughout the islands of the UK since the prince's death.

He says we collectively grieve for a "wife who has lost her husband and a mother who has lost her life partner after a remarkable 73 years of marriage".

Prince Philip led a "remarkable life", he adds, and his connection to Scotland was a constant throughout - from attending Gordonstoun school to his love of Balmoral Castle, where he spent many happy times with the Queen.

The Duke of Edinburgh Scheme touched the lives of countless young people, said Mr Blackford.

And he notes the invaluable advice Prince Philip gave about the duration of speeches, when he said "what the backside cannot endure, the brain cannot absorb".

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Father of the House, Conservative Sir Peter Bottomley, uses his speech to read MPs a foreword written by Prince Philip to a club history of the Imperial Yacht Club.

The prince wrote that all members of the club were "serious yachtsmen" - but they also shared an "appreciation of the value of anti-seriousness".

He added: "If you can bring yourself to read this book from cover to cover, you will be in a position to judge for yourself whether life can be significantly improved by not taking it too seriously all of the time."

Many actors have played Prince Philip on film and TV, including Matt Smith in The Crown.

Smith was enthusiastic about portraying the prince in the Netflix drama.

Speaking to the BBC, he said it was a "thrilling" experience - describing the prince as a "roguish, brilliant man".

He said: "I just found a lot to celebrate in Philip."

And in 2018, Smith told Variety magazine: "I sort of loved Philip, and there was a lot that I could identify with - the competitiveness, the sporting nature, the battle, the defiance and the maleness."

Read more on the actors who played the prince.

Sir Keir says Prince Philip was always at the Queen's side, "attentive and holding her hand".

Britain will not be the same in his absence, he says, adding that "for many of us, there was never a time when the duke was not present" over the past seven decades.

He describes him as "a source of stability, a rock" and says ,as a tribute to a lifetime of public service and duty, the prince deserves "the gold award".

Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, says the Duke of Edinburgh's life was one well lived and a life of duty that provided stability to the nation.

He says the prince was a man of many titles, but above all he was "a much loved father, grandfather and great grandfather" who was "not only the Queen's beloved husband" but her strength and stay for seven decades.

His "ceaseless optimism about what the country can be and what people can achieve" stood alongside his "quiet virtues, his discipline and sacrifices".

Sir Keir says as a 14-year-old boy he did the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme like many others and "if that doesn't prepare you for politics nothing will".

The prime minister concludes that Prince Philip might have been "embarrassed or faintly exasperated to receive these tributes".

However, he argues, the tributes are deserved, adding: "He made this country a better place.

"For that he will be remembered with fondness and gratitude for years to come."

Boris Johnson tells MPs that of all the prince's contributions, "one particular service was the greatest of all - the constant love he gave to the Queen".

"He sustained her throughout this extraordinary second Elizabethan age," he says.

"This country has had no royal champion to match him since Prince Albert."

He adds that the country will, at some point, "want to consider a suitable memorial to Prince Philip".

Mr Johnson also praises the Duke of Edinburgh's sense of humour.

"It is true he occasionally drove a coach and horses through the finer points of diplomatic protocol," says the PM.

For example, he recalls Prince Philip telling the people of the Cayman Islands they were "descended from pirates".

Johnson says the world did not hold these comments against the prince, adding: "He was trying to break the ice, to get people laughing and to forget their nerves."

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says MPs "express deepest sympathies" to the Royal Family.

He praises Prince Philip's role in the Second World War; his "commitment to young people" in setting up the Duke of Edinburgh award; his "passionate commitment to the environment" and his "unstinting support to the Queen".

The PM says the prince had the ability to "take something very traditional, whether a machine or a great national institution and find a way, by his own ingenuity, to improve it, to adapt it for the 20th and 21st century".

The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, opens proceedings by paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh.

He says Prince Philip was at the side of the Queen for more than seven decades and provided the nation "with a reassuring presence".

His says the duke's support and loyalty was always clearly displayed and he "never let the Queen down" - whether it was in formal occasions in parliament or on visits within the UK and overseas.

He notes that his passing marks the ends of an era and says his loyal devotion to service makes him without doubt the "father of the nation" who will be "sorely missed".

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The House of Commons now begins its session to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh.

MPs begin by holding a one minute silence to remember the prince.

Attention will switch to the House of Commons at 14:30 (BST) where MPs have a special sitting to pay tribute to Prince Philip.

MPs have returned from their Easter recess a day early to express their sympathies to the Queen and her family.

The prime minister will open proceedings.

Lord Janvrin, who was a courtier and private secretary to the Queen, notes that "however prepared we are for a loss, the shock of bereavement is acute".

He says over recent days, "an affectionate and rounded picture of this extraordinary man" has emerged and even though Philip "would have raised a quizzical eyebrow at the praise he is receiving" it is nevertheless, praise he deserves.

The prince was "a willing and accomplished part of that royal double act" and the Queen "looked to him to give a lead on family matters: to advise, to cajole, to dispute and to reconcile as families do" he said.

Lord Janvrin says the prince was ultimately "an advocate for and a believer in change" and helped sustain a monarchy "that might seem difficult to explain".

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Liberal Democrat Lord Alderdice says the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have "been there all my life," starting with the Duke of Edinburgh award and then the prince's visits to Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

He recalls Prince Philip's understated role when the Queen had her famous handshake with republican leader Martin McGuinness.

Philip's uncle Lord Mountbatten had been killed by republican dissidents.

Philip "did not shake his hand, he was not effusive, but he was there," says Lord Alderdice.

He also pays tribute to the prince's humour. "He was extraordinary, but he was also a man of great depth," says Lord Alderdice.

The Labour peer Lord Blunkett, notes the transformative changes that took place in the world during Prince Philip's 99 years.

He praised his "total commitment" to volunteering and young people and the lasting impact the prince had on the lives of many people.

Prince Philip had "encouraged young people to give their service as he had given his in support of the Queen".

His attention to detail and his humour were some of his defining characteristics says Lord Blunkett who praises him as "a man of honour and commitment who gave his life in service to the country and the Queen and will be greatly missed".

BBC Politics Live
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A special Politics Live programme following the tributes from Westminster is starting on BBC Two in a few minutes.

The Commons has been recalled early from recess to mark the prince's passing.

The team will also reflect on the memories which have been shared across the different UK parliaments.

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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, says it is with great sadness and much sympathy that he conveys his condolences to the Queen and her family.

Prince Philip led a life of "extraordinary service" he says, adding "some rare people bring energy in to a room and the Duke of Edinburgh was one of these people". He "may have challenged and interrogated but he never bored anyone".

Few bishops failed to leave Sandringham after a meeting with Prince Philip without "greater thoughtfulness and after answering questions about a service" delivered a few weeks earlier.

Prince Philip "saw the world as it could be and how it should be" he said, adding that it was a life devoted to his family and his work.

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The Duke of Edinburgh reportedly insisted on a funeral involving minimal fuss. With strict Covid restrictions still in place, Saturday's funeral will indeed be smaller than many imagined.

The duke will have a ceremonial funeral, rather than a state funeral, which are usually reserved for the sovereign. The procession and the ceremony will both be held within the walls of Windsor Castle, and the palace is asking people not to gather.

The service, being held at St George's Chapel, will start with a nationwide minute's silence at 15:00 BST. Only 30 people will be able to attend, but the service will be broadcast around the world.

Full information about Prince Philip's funeral is here.