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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At times of grief, it is our close family we turn to for comfort and consolation. One can only imagine the wretchedness Prince Harry must have felt receiving that dreaded phone call telling him the terrible news that his grandfather had died. So helpless. So far away. So isolated from …
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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 …
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Mourning members of the Royal Family swapped their smiling social media profile photos to their official coats of arms today in a mark of respect to Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle this morning, aged 99. The Royal Family issued a statement reading: ‘It …
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The Duke of Edinburgh Award was hailed Prince Philip’s ‘greatest legacy’ as his patronages paid tribute to his decades of ‘dedicated’ service’ today. Adventurer Sir David Hempleman-Adams praised the prize, which has benefited 6.7 million participants since it was founded by Prince Philip in 1956. The 64-year-old, who completed the bronze, …
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