Princess Eugenie has penned an emotional tribute to Prince Philip as she said she would remember his ‘spectacular life’. The Queen’s granddaughter, 30, shared the lengthy post on Instagram alongside two pictures of her with the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away last Friday at the age of 99. In …
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Mourners have again been warned to stay at home for Prince Philip’s funeral and could be fined because of Covid laws as it was revealed he will be laid to rest in a lead-lined English oak coffin made for him more than 30 years ago along with a matching casket …
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A 101-year-old veteran and former Queen’s Bargemaster hailed the late Duke of Edinburgh as the ‘tower of strength’ that supported the monarch for decades as he recalled his ‘happy memories’ of serving the royal family. Major Ted Hunt, who commanded landing craft on to Gold Beach in Normandy in June …
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Calls for Boris Johnson to order £190 million successor to HMY Royal Yacht Britannia as a lasting memorial to Prince Philip Boris Johnson has been urged to consider sanctioning a new Royal Yacht MPs and businessmen have suggested naming after the late Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip sailed 70,000 miles on …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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