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Ships fit for a Duke of Edinburgh: a history A brush-up for HMS Duke of Edinburgh, shortly after surviving the Battle of Jutland Credit: The Montifraulo Collection/Getty This idea has a precedent. The first HMS Duke of Edinburgh was named in accordance with the wishes of King Edward VII, to honour his younger brother Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh following his sudden death in 1900. In contrast to Prince Philip, who had to abandon his naval career to support the Queen, Prince Alfred was able to pursue his career, which culminated in his appointment as the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport, from 1890 t...

11 December 2020 • 12:02am Fishy choice: turbot was for dinner for Boris Johnson and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen Credit: ImageBROKER / Alamy Stock Photo SIR – It is clear that the EU does not want a deal. Serving a fish supper to the Prime Minister can be taken only as the diplomatic equivalent of a V-sign. Let’s stop these pointless negotiations and play the EU and its members states at their own intransigent game. Let’s offer a large financial package to the car industry and subsidies to encourage them to on-shore their supply chains. Let’s reduce our rate of corporation tax ...