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The longest-serving Prince of Wales in history has become King - so how will he serve the country?

BBC News Published media captionA look back at Prince Philips legacy in Wales Whenever the Duke of Edinburgh visited Wales with the Queen, protocol dictated that he walk two paces behind her. To the crowds that lined the streets to greet them, this practice perfectly demonstrated his steadfast duty as royal consort. But it also belied the work he did in Wales independently of the monarch. It was on his wedding day in 1947 that the duality of his role in Wales was made official. That day, his fa...