Senedd Live: Prince Philip tributes - BBC News
Members of the Welsh Parliament were recalled to a special session to honour the Duke of Edinburgh.
First Minister Mark Drakeford told the virtual Senedd meeting Prince Philip had lived a "remarkable” life.

The Welsh Labour leader said the duke championed a “broad diversity” of causes in Wales “in the spheres of culture, sport and the environment”.

Mr Drakeford said: “A very long life in any circumstances, brings with it a set of remarkable events witnessed and experiences, enjoyed or endured.

“To have lived such a life at the centre of world events and in a way which made almost every experience of public, rather than simply private interest, makes it even more remarkable still, and that was the life of the Duke of Edinburgh.

“We will all have heard the tributes of the last few days, and their entirely accurate focus on the theme of public service, but it is worth pausing for a moment to remember the human story that goes alongside the service, and the decade after decade in which that service was sustained.”

As the duke was also the Earl of Merioneth, Mr Drakeford said it was "no surprise, therefore, that he was a supporter of a number of associations and societies in Meirionnydd, to the cricket club, the sailing club to the Meirionnydd brass band”.

The first minister said the last 12 months had seen many families faced with the grief of losing someone they have loved.

“However it happens, each loss is uniquely felt by those for whom that person will leave a gap in their lives, which no one else can fill," he said.

“Our thoughts today are with those members of the wider royal family, who have to face that loss in the particularly distressing circumstances, caused by the public health emergency.”

Mr Drakeford concluded: “On behalf of the Welsh Government and those supporting the government in this Parliament, which was another huge development during his lifetime, I extend our sincerest sympathies,” he said, "at the end of an exceptional life lived.”