A gun salute rang out around the world today in honour of Prince Philip who died yesterday aged 99, with Royal Navy warships firing 41 shots over 40 minutes from midday in unison with batteries across the UK and Gibraltar after similar events in his beloved Commonwealth. Crowds gathered on Tower …
Read More »Boris Johnson will NOT attend Prince Philip’s funeral to allow family members to attend
Boris Johnson will not attend the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral to allow for the attendance of as many family members as possible during coronavirus restrictions, No 10 has said. The Prime Minister was understood to have been expected to attend the ceremony but offered to step aside with the number …
Read More »Prince Philip’s funeral next Saturday as Meghan is advised by doctors not to travel
A specially modified Land Rover, Naval procession and royal mourning: Prince Philip’s funeral details are released by palace 2.40pm: Coffin emerges from State Entrance of Windsor Castle The duke’s coffin, accompanied by the Dean of Windsor and the Lord Chamberlain, will be moved to the State Entrance of Windsor Castle …
Read More »Prince Philip’s 22,217 royal engagements started with a boxing match
From a 1948 boxing event to meeting the Marines in 2017: Prince Philip’s first royal engagement and his last… with 22,217 between them Prince Philip spent 65 years being the Queen’s consort since she acceded to the throne in 1952 He completed he final public engagement on August 2, 2017 …
Read More »Queen was at Philip’s bedside when he died: Charles leaves Windsor Castle
The Queen is thought to have been at the bedside of her ‘beloved husband’ of 73 years Prince Philip when he passed away ‘peacefully’ at Windsor Castle yesterday. The Duke of Edinburgh, the nation’s longest-serving consort, died in his private apartment just two months and a day before what would …
Read More »Queen | Queen working on new music
Queen have been “trying things out” in the studio with Adam Lambert. The remaining members of the group, Brian May and Roger Taylor, have been performing live with the former ‘American Idol’ star for a decade, but have never recorded new material with him and it seems fans will have …
Read More »Who will attend Philip’s funeral? Royal dilemma over who to invite because of 30-person Covid rule
Who could be invited to Prince Philip’s funeral? The Queen Prince Charles Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Princess Anne Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence Prince Andrew Edward, Earl of Wessex Sophie, Countess of Wessex Peter Phillips Zara Tindall Prince William Prince Harry Princess Beatrice Princess Eugenie Lady Louise Windsor James, Viscount …
Read More »Prince Philip dies: Rare footage of Duke of Edinburgh’s life and career seen for first time [Video]
Prince Philip’s death this morning marked the end of an extraordinary life that saw him dedicate more than 70 years to public service. The Duke of Edinburgh, who would have turned 100 in June, was a decorated war hero in his younger days before winning the heart of a young …
Read More »Prince Philip dead: Duke of Edinburgh won’t have state funeral as he didn’t want ‘the fuss’
Duke of Edinburgh will have a royal ceremonial funeral in Windsor with a military procession after insisting he didn’t want the ‘fuss’ of lying in state Prince Philip will not lie in state and there will be no state funeral after his death Service will take place at St George’s …
Read More »Archbishop of Canterbury says being in Royal Family is like serving ‘life without parole’
The Archbishop of Canterbury last night sparked a major backlash after he said being a royal is like serving ‘life without parole’ amid the fallout from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s exit from the Firm. Justin Welby, the outspoken head of the Church of England, was accused of being ‘singularly …
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