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Revealed: 'Coin toss' decided which of four soldiers would be the driver and passenger in Prince Philip's custom-built Land Rover hearse at his funeral The duke has been at the heart of an 18-year project to modify the Defender TD5 130 chassis cab vehicle Corporal Louis Murray drove the custom-built hearse, accompanied by Cpl Craig French, both aged 29 Soldiers ensured vehicle stuck to its precise route and timings after several days of intense rehearsals Pair were selected on a 'coin-toss' from a group of four who had been specifically trained for the role 

The Queen carried special mementoes from her life with Prince Philip inside her handbag during the funeral She was planning to include one of Philip's trademark Savile Row white handkerchiefs, royal insiders say Her Majesty is also said to have carried a small photograph of the two of them together while in Malta  The monarch sat alone in St George's Chapel having wiped away tears as she accompanied Philip's coffin    Philip borne to church on a Land Rover hearse he designed himself in ceremony with 700 armed personnel 

The son of a hero of the Falklands War is among the group of senior officers who will carry Prince Philip on his final journey today. Deputy Colonel Commandant of The Rifles, Major General Rupert Jones, is the son of Herbert 'H' Jones, who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross by the Queen for his heroism in the face of battle with the Argentinians in 1982. Major General Jones will also be joined as a pallbearer by Lt Alec Heywood,  a Grenadier Guard whose grandfather served at both the funeral of George VI and the Queen's coronation. He will be in command of the bearer party carrying Pri...

Maj Gen Partap Narwal (Retd) The news was disconcerting: “Curtains drawn on Military Farms”; alongside was a photograph of an officer presenting a properly folded green flag of his Corps in a military drill. The recipient of the flag was a senior officer, presumably the Colonel Commandant of his Corps. The ceremony was held at Delhi Cantonment. I posted the news item on the social chat group of veterans from my Remount Veterinary Corps. One of the senior veterans promptly responded: “Very sad day.” It was indeed. My thoughts went back to 1987-89 when I was posted as a veterinary offic...

Clarence House, the official London residence of Duchess Camilla, better get ready to bid! The Duchess of Cornwall has donated a private tour of Clarence House for up to six people for the Royal Osteoporosis Society's first-ever Mother's Day auction. Camilla has served as the President of the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) since 2001, and it is a cause close to her heart because her mother, Rosalind Shand, died from the bone disease. The tour of Clarence House, which is one of the last remaining aristocratic townhouses in London, will take the winners taken through the interiors. I...