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Prince Charles says public support is ‘sustaining’ royal family after Philip’s death
Buckingham Palace has announced that the Duke of Edinburgh’s ceremonial royal funeral will take place on 17 April.
A national minute’s silence will be observed before the televised service begins in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, at 3pm.
The Queen and her family will be following Covid guidelines and wearing face masks and socially distancing for the funeral procession.
While Prince Harry will travel to the UK for the service, his pregnant wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will not attend on medical advice.
Earlier on Saturday, gun salutes marking the death of the Duke of Edinburgh were fired across the UK, in Gibraltar and at sea. The public was encouraged to observe the gun salutes from home.
The Prince of Wales also released a video tribute to his “dear papa”, describing him as a “much loved and appreciated” figure.
Prince Philip died peacefully in his sleep on Friday morning at Windsor Castle. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday in June.
His children paid tribute to him as the “rock” in the Queen and their family’s lives.
Island tribe to wail for man they worshipped
A tribe in the remote island nation of Vanuatu who saw the Duke of Edinburgh as a god will greet his death with ritual wailing and ceremonial dancing, an expert said.
The group, based in villages on the island of Tanna in the former Anglo-French colony, revered Prince Philip and believed him to be a reincarnation of an ancient warrior who left the island to fight a war.
The heavily spiritual group in Yaohnanen and surrounding villages felt the leader of the fighters would return to the islands with a rich white wife.
Kirk Huffman, an authority on what is known as the Prince Philip Movement, told The Daily Telegraph: “I imagine there will be some ritual wailing, some special dances.
“There will be a focus on the men drinking kava (an infusion made from the root of a pepper plant) – it is the key to opening the door to the intangible world.”
He added the islanders could continue their beliefs with Prince Charles, who most recently visited Vanuatu in 2018.
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 07:47
President of Indonesia shares tribute message
Joko Widodo, the president of Indonesia, tweeted: “My deepest condolences on the passing of HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Our thoughts and prayers are with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Royal Family and the British people in this time of sorrow.”
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 07:56
‘Farewell, sweet Prince,’ Nancy Sinatra writes on Twitter
Nancy Sinatra, the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra, has said the love between the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen was “a fine example for all lovers in this wacky world”.
She tweeted: “May HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh rest with the angels. Farewell, sweet Prince and godspeed. I ache for Her Majesty the Queen and this unspeakable loss. Theirs was a special love, a remarkable and lasting bond, a fine example for all lovers in this wacky world.”
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 08:04
Flags fly at half-mast atop Sydney Harbour Bridge
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The flags atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge fly at half-mast to mark the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on Saturday.
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 08:10
Navy chief remembers Prince Philip’s ‘ zeal and great charm’
Senior Royal Navy officer pays tribute to Prince Philip
The head of the royal navy has paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh as “a close friend to the service for over eight decades”.
Philip had close ties with the navy throughout his life, from serving during the Second World War to becoming the service’s Lord High Admiral on his 90th birthday.
Following his death on Friday morning, the first sea lord and chief of the naval staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, said in a video message that he feels “immensely saddened” and remembered the duke’s “strong character, zeal and great charm”.
Sir Tony said: “His connection with the naval service spanned his life, from his evacuation from Greece in HMS Calypso at just 18 months old, up to his final public engagement at the royal marines parade at Buckingham Palace in 2017.
“His genuine empathy, affection and engagement with the royal navy resonated with us all.”
He added: “Despite his increasing public profile, Prince Philip remained first and foremost a naval officer, neither seeking nor being awarded any special privileges for his position in the Royal Family.”
After leaving school, Philip enrolled at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in May 1939, where he was singled out as best cadet.
The college was also where he met the Queen – then Princess Elizabeth – after he escorted her on a tour.
On completion of his training, the duke served in the Mediterranean, North Sea and Pacific, and was mentioned in dispatches for bravery and enterprise during the battle of Cape Matapan in Greece.
In 1942, he was promoted to First Lieutenant of HMS Wallace, and was described as “an officer of unusual promise, noted for his seamanship skills, high intellect, good judgment, strong character, zeal and great charm”, the first sea lord said.
After the Second World War, the duke was posted to Pwllheli in north Wales, and as an instructor at HMS Royal Arthur in Wiltshire, where he became engaged to Princess Elizabeth.
They lived together in Malta during his service in the Mediterranean.
In July 1950, Philip was promoted to lieutenant commander and given his first command of HMS Magpie – a ship whose name lives on in the current royal navy fleet.
Despite rising rapidly through the ranks, the duke left full-time service in 1951, due to the deteriorating health of his father-in-law, George VI, and the Queen-in-waiting Princess Elizabeth’s imminent ascension to the throne required them to take on more royal responsibilities.
Emily Goddard10 April 2021 09:05
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