Royals remember Prince Philip: Princess Eugenie reveals she's 'thinking of Grandpa' while Prince Charles shares touching childhood photo on what would have been the Duke's 100th birthday

Princess Eugenie paid tribute to her grandfather Prince Philip on what would've been his 100th birthday
Shared touching photograph of Duke and Queen leaving her wedding and said she's 'thinking of Grandpa'
Prince Charles shared black and white throwback photograph which showed his younger self welcoming his father home from a trip to Malta in 1951
Prince William and Kate Middleton shared poignant snap of the Queen planting 'Duke of Edinburgh' rosePrincess Eugenie said she is 'thinking of her Grandpa' as she led the Royal Family in paying tributes to Prince Philip on what would have been his 100th birthday today.
The Queen's granddaughter, 31, took to Instagram and shared a heartwarming snap of the monarch and Duke of Edinburgh leaving following her wedding to Jack Brooksbank in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on 12 October 2018.
Alongside the photograph she wrote a poignant caption which simply read: 'Thinking of Grandpa on what would have been his 100th birthday.'
Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales, 72, also paid his respects to his father by posting an adorable black and white throwback photograph which showed a young Prince Charles welcoming the Duke home from a trip to Malta in 1951.
In a second snap, Prince Philip can be seen transferring his role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles to The Duchess of Cornwall, during a joint ceremony at Windsor Castle and Highgrove in July 2020.
Alongside the two photographs shared to the Clarence House Instagram page, Prince Charles penned: 'Remembering The Duke of Edinburgh, on what would have been his 100th birthday.'
Prince Philip died of ‘old age’, his death certificate revealed. The Duke of Edinburgh died ‘peacefully’ aged 99 on April 9, Buckingham Palace announced at the time.
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The Prince of Wales, 72, paid a touching tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh on what would have been his 100th birthday by posting an adorable black and white throwback photograph which showed his younger self welcoming his father home from a trip to Malta in 1951
Alongside the two photographs shared to the Clarence House Instagram page, Prince Charles penned: 'Remembering The Duke of Edinburgh, on what would have been his 100th birthday' (pictured)
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Princess Eugenie, 31, also remembered her grandfather Prince Philip by sharing a heartwarming snap of the monarch and Duke of Edinburgh leaving after her wedding to Jack Brooksbank in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on 12 October 2018 (pictured)
Prince Charles penned: 'Remembering The Duke of Edinburgh, on what would have been his 100th birthday' (pictured)
Elsewhere, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took to the Kensington Royal Twitter and shared two snaps of the Queen planting a beautiful 'Duke of Edinburgh' rose in the East Terrace Garden in Prince Philip's honour on Wednesday.
Alongside the series of photographs, the caption read: 'Today we remember His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, on what would have been his 100th birthday.'
'Last week, The Queen was gifted a Duke of Edinburgh rose by @The_RHS, of which Her Majesty is Patron. Named in The Duke's memory, the rose is planted in the East Terrace Garden, Windsor Castle.' The deep pink commemorative perennial plant was officially named in memory of the Duke - and was planted so Her Majesty will be able to look out onto it from her private rooms.
The monarch received the shrub last week from the aptly-named Keith Weed, President of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also took to the Kensington Royal Twitter page (pictured) and shared a photograph of the Queen being gifted a Duke of Edinburgh Rose by @The_RHS of which Her Majesty is a Patron
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The Queen (pictured) wore sunglasses in the blazing sunshine and smiled broadly when she saw the gift, which has a photograph of her late husband on the label
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The rose (pictured being gifted to the Queen) was planted in a mixed rose border at Windsor Castle on Wednesday
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Prince Charles also shared a second snap which showed the Duke transferring his role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Rifles to The Duchess of Cornwall, during a joint ceremony at Windsor Castle and Highgrove in July 2020
Mr Weed told the Queen: 'It’s a rose named the Duke of Edinburgh Rose to mark his centenary and it’s a commemorative rose for all the marvellous things that he did over his lifetime and for everyone to remember so much that he did.”
Sweet family nickname for Queen that inspired Harry and Meghan's name for their baby daughter
Lilibet - the Queen's family nickname - was first used when Princess Elizabeth was just a toddler and unable to pronounce her own name properly.
Her grandfather King George V would affectionately call her 'Lilibet' imitating her own attempts to say Elizabeth.
The sweet nickname stuck and she became Lilibet to her family from then on.
The Duke of Edinburgh also referred to his wife as Lilibet, writing to his mother in law after their wedding: 'Lilibet is the only 'thing' in the world which is absolutely real to me.'
Harry and Meghan's new baby daughter - the Queen's 11th great-grandchild - will be known as Lili. A variation on Lily, the flower is often seen to symbolise purity, commitment, rebirth and fertility.
Lili's middle name Diana honours Harry's later mother Diana, Princess of Wales. It is no surprise the couple chose to pay tribute to Diana, who died in a car crash in 1997 when Harry was just 12.
Lili has been born almost a month before the princess would have celebrated her 60th birthday on July 1. Her cousin Princess Charlotte also has Diana as one of her middle names, as well as Elizabeth. She is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
Harry and the Duke of Cambridge are due to unveil a statue of their mother at Kensington Palace on her birthday, but the arrangements have yet to be confirmed, amid a long-reported rift between the brothers.
The Sussexes' tribute to the Queen is likely to be seen as an olive branch to the monarch and the rest of the family.
Harry and Meghan plunged the Windsors into crisis with their Oprah Winfrey interview in March when they accused an unnamed royal of making a racist remark about their son Archie's skin tone before he was born.
They also said the institution failed to help Meghan when she was suicidal. But during the televised interview with Winfrey, the Sussexes lauded the Queen.
Harry spoke of his respect for his grandmother, while Meghan said: 'The Queen... has always been wonderful to me.'The Queen replied: 'It looks lovely' before added that the tribute was 'very kind'.
With the flower not in bloom as her presented it to The Queen, Mr Weed joked: 'Right now with a cold Spring and nature being a bit behind it doesn't look so lovely but that’s what it will look like', pointing to a picture of the rose.
The 95-year-old monarch watched as Windsor's head gardener Philip Carter planted it at the front of the mixed rose border.
She remarked that after the cold May 'nothing has flowered here much'.
Royalties from the flowers' sale will go towards the Duke of Edinburgh Award’s Living Legacy Fund, which helps young people take part in the scheme.
It comes just a day after Prince Harry threatened the BBC with legal action after it reported that he and Meghan Markle did not ask the Queen for permission to name their daughter Lilibet - as an extraordinary three-way briefing war broke out between the Sussexes, the Palace and the corporation.
Senior Buckingham Palace sources told BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond this morning that the Queen was 'never asked' her opinion on the couple's decision to name their new baby after her childhood nickname.
However, Harry hit back within 90 minutes of the BBC's report being published through a statement from his and Meghan's close friend Omid Scobie that insisted the Queen was the first person the Duke called after the birth of his daughter.
Mr Scobie, who wrote the bombshell Finding Freedom biography of the couple, also claimed the Sussexes would not have used the name Lilibet unless the Queen had supported the move.
Harry, who together with wife Meghan announced they were expecting a girl during their interview with Oprah in March, took things a step further mere hours after his rebuttal of the report, threatening the BBC with legal action through law firm Schillings.
Notice of the legal action was followed by a carefully-worded statement that raised more questions than answers over whether the Queen did give permission or if the couple simply informed her of their intentions in a fait accompli.
The statement insisted that the BBC report was wholly wrong and read: 'The Duke spoke with his family in advance of the announcement, in fact his grandmother was the first family member he called.
'During that conversation, he shared their hope of naming their daughter Lilibet in her honour. Had she not been supportive, they would not have used the name.'
The BBC then amended its report though the article still says that the Queen was not asked about the name of the baby. Mr Dymond's tweets citing a Buckingham Palace source also still remain up.
The BBC report on the Palace's position and Harry's fiery reaction implies both parties believe they are telling the truth on the issue. It suggests that Harry and Meghan could have informed the Queen of Lilibet's name before taking Her Majesty's non-denial as consent.
On the other hand, the Palace briefings appear to hint that the Queen felt she was presented with the couple's decision and asked to rubber stamp it, rather than give permission.