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National April 12, 2021 LONDON: The United Kingdom is in mourning today at the loss of their beloved Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was 99 years and two months old. He was married to the Queen for 74 years. Throughout their marriage, he was a tower of strength for her, through personal tragedy and triumph, as a husband, a father, a grandfather, and a great grandfather. The Duke of Edinburgh was a naval officer to the core. As a child he was evacuated from Greece along with the rest of t...

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh: A dear friend to Pakistan will be sorely missed World Fri, Apr 09, 2021 The United Kingdom is in mourning today at the loss of their beloved Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was 99 years old, two months before he would have turned 100. He was married to the Queen for 74 years. Throughout their marriage, he was a tower of strength for her, through personal tragedy and triumph, as a husband, a father, a grandfather, and a great grandfather. The Duke of Edinburgh ...

iPolitics By Barry MacKenzie. Published on Apr 9, 2021 3:16pm Prince Philip’s broader public legacy is well established in Britain and throughout the Commonwealth. A thoroughly modern man, he championed certain causes long before they came into vogue. Prince Philip (Twitter Photo @RoyalFamily) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, despite being destined to spend his life two steps behind the Queen, cast a long shadow in the modern Royal Family. News of his death Friday morning, just tw...

“I was totally surprised when they told me. I was overcome with happiness and gratitude,” said Chance from his home in Sidney. “To be recognized such as that is a great honour and never expected.” Formerly known as the ­Battle of the Atlantic gallery, it will now be known as the Peter Godwin Chance gallery as a means of recognizing a long and distinguished naval career at sea and shore. During the Second World War, Chance served in a variety of Canadian warships, including HMCS Skee...