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“He was very polite, very interested - I was just in awe,” says Jane. “We asked him if he would mind signing our copies, which he very graciously did. It was only a ten or 15-minute meeting but it was a huge honour to meet this really special man.”  Naval expert Dr Richard Porter, honorary curator at the Britannia Museum, agrees it was a privilege to have met the Duke.  “He was very pleasant, quite quiet and I remember he just had this air of peace about him,” says Richard, talkin...

Advertisement He could now be lying in state in Westminster Hall with many thousands filing past his coffin day and night, as they did before the last funeral of a royal consort, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, in 2002. Instead, in line with his own ‘no fuss’ mantra, Prince Philip is at rest in the small private chapel at Windsor Castle, visited by just a handful of family and friends. But at least we are all able to have a proper look at this charming, little-known royal sanctuary and al...

PRINCE William and Prince Harry will wear the same suits for their grandfather's funeral on Saturday to avoid a "rift", a royal expert has said.The Du

ALL IN ORDER Queen will ‘have to decide whether Prince Harry can use HRH titles’ in funeral order of service after Megxit agreement Apr 12 2021, 9:35 ET THE Queen will have to decide whether Prince Harry can use his HRH title in the order of service for Prince Philips funeral after an agreement made during Megxit. Harry could technically be referred to simply as the Duke of Sussex for the service - with his grandmother set to make the final decision. �� Prince Philips death... 7 The ...

HRH Prince Philip takes the salute from Chivenor troops as they march through Barnstaple - Credit: Archant Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Devon, David Fursdon, and the Chairman of Devon County Council, councillor Stuart Barker, have both paid tribute to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on the announcement of his death on, Friday, April 9, 2021.  The Chairman of Devon County Council, Cllr Stuart Barker, said: “It is with great sadness that we hear of the death of His Royal Highness, Prin...

The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex honoured their late grandfather in heartfelt tributes made three days following his death

The Duke of Sussex signed off a touching tribute to his grandfather with the Latin phrase Per Mare Per Terram – a motto of the Royal Marines. Harry described the Duke of Edinburgh, who died aged 99 last week, as “a man of service, honour and great humour” in a statement issued on Monday. The Duke of Sussex, who has arrived in England from the US ahead of Saturday’s funeral, and Philip have both held the ceremonial title of Captain General of the Royal Marines. The Duke of Edinburgh held...

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The Duke of Edinburgh’s service to Queen, country and his family has been praised by his grandsons who spoke warmly of his humour and kindness to others. The Duke of Cambridge described Philip as an “extraordinary man” while the Duke of Sussex said he was “a rock for Her Majesty the Queen with unparalleled devotion”. The royal brothers are the first of Philip’s grandchildren to publicly honour his memory, and Harry light-heartedly summed him up as “master of the barbecue, legend o...

Prince Philips love for Land Rovers endured for more than 70 years Billed as the best 4x4 by far, British-built Land Rovers were part and parcel of the Duke of Edinburgh’s life both public and private 15 April 2021 • 5:13pm Were two British institutions ever more perfectly matched than the Royal Family and Land Rover? The two have become inextricably linked and it seems fitting that the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin will be carried through the grounds of Windsor Castle in a modified Land Rov...