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Highlights of events taking place on the Maltese islands in the coming days

Open day at Fort St Angelo Today, Heritage Malta is opening the doors of Fort St Angelo to the public at a reduced admission price. This event will include acc

The idea of writing a series of articles packed with photos of pillboxes was always on my mind. My aim is to record as much as possible the remaining pillboxes

“Three months later, I was sitting in glorious sunshine outside a villa on the island of Malta. I had arrived that morning with my party and all our store

IN PHOTOS: Prince Philip And Queen Elizabeth’s First Royal Visit To Malta In 1949  Share: The Duke of Edinburgh will be laid to rest later on today at St George’s Chapel in a private ceremony that has been limited to just 30 mourners including his wife, Queen Elizabeth.  Preparations for the royal funeral are well on the way with Prince Philip’s coffin moved hours ahead of the ceremony from Windsor Castle’s private chapel to the royal residence’s inner halls. His coffin will then b...

Dont show me this message again✕ He had been a constant by her side for almost 74 years, but as the Duke of Edinburgh was laid to rest on Saturday, the Queen was a solitary figure, forced to sit alone at St George’s Chapel in Windsor because of Covid distancing rules. The event, meticulously planned by Prince Philip and adapted to work around restrictions brought about by the pandemic, saw the him praised for his “resolute faith and loyalty” during his time as the nation’s longest-ser...

Updated 1.15pm Members of the public on Saturday paid tribute to the late Prince Philip by laying flowers at Villa Guardamangia, where he lived while serving in the navy in the late 1940s.  The tribute, organised by the Malta George Cross Movement, saw members of the movement, public and Royal Naval Association Malta branch, Malta Command WW2 Living History Group lay wreaths at the steps of the historic villa where Philip and Elizabeth, at the time a princess, lived between 1949 and 1951.  Th...

Queen takes new puppies for a walk at Frogmore where Harry is staying the night before Philips funeral They moved there when Philip served on HMS Chequers with the Mediterranean Fleet, and they called it home between 1949 to 1951. The pair enjoyed parties and picnics and could take boat trips to explore the area.  The future Queen even enjoyed her first visit to the hairdressers during her island stay. Before she ascended the throne in 1953, she split her time between Malta and England, leavi...