Prince Philip with Trinity House's Jeremy De Halpert in Harwich in 2004
PRINCE Philip was a frequent visitor to north Essex both as escort to the Queen and in his own right
Buckingham Palace announced Prince Philip’s death just after midday on Friday issuing a statement about how the royal family will join with people across the globe “mourning his loss”.
The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, was master of Trinity House from 1969 and 2011 and kept a keen interest in its work.
He visited Harwich in 2004 to lay the first stone for the lighthouse authority’s £10 million development in George Street.
The Duke at Hariwch Green in 2004