Notable deaths 2021

The man who served stoically behind the British crown and a trailblazing female singer from Motown’s biggest group.

The heartbeat of the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band and Worzel Gummidge’s “incomparable” Aunt Sally.

Plus the astronaut who went to the Moon - but never set foot on it. 

Take a look at some of the well-known faces no longer with us.

HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

As male consort to a female sovereign, Prince Philip had no constitutional position - but no-one was closer to the monarchy, or of greater importance to the monarch, than he was. He believed his job was, as he told his biographer, “to ensure the Queen can reign”.

• Obituary: HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• Who he was, what he did and why he mattered
• Prince Philip: An extraordinary man who led an extraordinary life