Scottish Labour distances itself from candidate who made Prince Philip comments
Updated: April 11, 2021, 6:38 pm
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The Scottish Labour Party has moved to distance itself from a Dundee candidate who made social media comments about the party’s reaction to the death of Prince Philip.
On Saturday the UK Labour Party announced it would suspend campaigning “as a mark of respect” following the death of the Queen’s Consort, age 99, adding that “leafleting will be permitted with a full return to campaigning on Tuesday.”
Itinerant childhood
Prince Philip s early years were marked by tragedy. When he was still young his mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and placed in an asylum. Philip would rarely see her until adulthood. He was sent to boarding schools in France and Germany, but the rise of the Nazis forced him to continue his education in Scotland. Here, Philip (second from left) is seen at a French school in about 1929.
Looking back on the life of Prince Philip
Prince of Greece and Denmark
Philip held royal titles since his birth on June 10, 1921, in Corfu. As the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg, he was born the prince of Greece and Denmark titles he would relinquish upon marrying Princess Elizabeth in 1947. After fleeing unrest in Greece at just 18 months, Philip went on to become a naturalized British citizen.
First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford (Image: Matthew Horwood)
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Just as with the Plaid Cymru manifesto published earlier this week, Welsh Labour’s could almost have been designed to be cannibalised for a post-election coalition deal.
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