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When he heard the news that George VI had died, the Duke of Edinburgh looked as if half the world had been dropped on him, his close aide once said.
Philip had been expected to take a large share of royal engagements as the King’s health grew worse.
He and Princess Elizabeth had made their first major tour together to Canada and the United States in October and November 1951, after which the duke was made a Privy Counsellor.
Yet on February 6, 1952, both their lives changed irrevocably.
Elizabeth and Philip were on a tour of Kenya when a message was given to the duke that the King was dead.
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THE STANDARD By
Jacinta Mutura |
March 11th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
To the residents of Kieni in Nyeri County, Father Romano Filippi (
pictured) is a godsend.
He is always ready to help when they need solutions.
The 80-year-old Catholic priest knows how to shepherd his flock and this ability has earned him the name ‘Muriithi’.
For his efforts, he was recently awarded a citizenship certificate 50 years after he landed in Kenya on January 31, 1971.
We caught up with Father Romano at St Peter and Paul Mugunda Parish in Nairutia on a Monday afternoon.
As we settled into conversation, there was a knock on the door. He went to find out who the guest was and how he could be of help.
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