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BBC News Published image captionPrince Philip supported more than 800 organisations over his decades of service Charities were an essential part of the Duke of Edinburgh's working life as a member of the Royal Family. Many of the 800 organisations he supported were in London and without his efforts, parts of the city could look very different today. Prince Philip was always "very hands on" when it came to the groups he helped, according to Ian Lloyd, author of The Duke: 100 Chapters in the Life of Prince Philip. "He really carved out his own role. He didn't have a role at the beginning [of t...

Richards shared his “deepest condolences” with the Queen in a post to his 1.1 million Instagram followers. He wrote: “Rest in Peace HRH, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. My deepest condolences to Her Majesty, The Queen and to The Royal Family.” Our thoughts are with The Queen and the Royal Family. We will remember Prince Phillip with much fondness. I recently painted this picture of him from a photo I saw, and wanted to share it with you �� pic.twitter.com/znA0MFWMng Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood said he was “very sad” to learn of Philip’s death. He added on Twit...

Updated: April 9, 2021, 7:49 pm Duke of Edinburgh (Adrian Dennis/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A number of famous faces have paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh who has died aged 99. Dame Shirley Bassey, Professor Brian Cox and Carol Vorderman were among those to share messages following the announcement of Philip’s death. Television presenter Vorderman recounted meeting the duke in a post on Twitter. I wen...

Rating: Verdict: Audio-visual delight  Back in the day, brimming with idealism at university, I tried to join the Feminist Society.  The woman at the freshers' fair desk objected on the grounds that I was clearly a man — only to be overheard and berated by another woman for discrimination. History repeated itself this week when I went in search of plays to celebrate International Women's Day, along with Mother's Day this weekend.  A 20-minute monologue at the Old Vic (Putting A Face On) warned that 'the biggest red flag is a man telling you he's a feminist'. And there was me thinking i...

Where are the Sound of Music cast now? As tributes are paid to the late Christopher Plummer, Femail reveals the varied fortunes of the actors who played the von Trapps - including one who became a florist and another who starred in a Quentin Tarantino film Christopher Plummer, who played Captain von Trapp, died  peacefully at home on Friday in Connecticut Sound of Music co-star Julie Andrews was already household name after playing Mary Poppins in 1964 Seven child stars who played Von Trapp children remained close though two have now passed away