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A look at some of the trips Prince Philip made to Canada over the last seven decades. The Queen, centre, Prince Philip, right, and Princess Anne relax as they sail to Victoria, B.C., on May 3, 1971 accompanied out of Vancouver harbour by numerous small craft. Prince Philip, the Queen's husband of more than 70 years, passed away at Windsor Castle on Friday, Buckingham Palace announced. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Croke April 09, 2021 - 6:18 AM Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The Queen and Prince Philip have lavis...

No stranger to Canada: Prince Philip's visits over the years Prince Philip was a frequent royal visitor to Canada. Here are a few highlights of the time he spent in this country. Social Sharing

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The Queen and Prince Philip have lavished much attention on Canada over their lives, each visiting the country more than 20 times over the years. The list below includes some notable visits by Prince Philip without the Queen as well as the Queen's official visits to Canada with Philip. ------ 1951: Princess Elizabeth and her new husband, Prince Philip, do a coast-to-coast tour of the country. It is Princess Elizabeth's inaugural visit to Canada. ------ ------ 1957: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh pay a...

Nation’s oldest Medal of Honor recipient dies at 99 Charles Coolidge passed away at the age of 99. (John Rawlston/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) On April 6, the nation’s oldest Medal of Honor recipient, Charles H. Coolidge, died at the age of 99. The unassuming and quiet Coolidge passed peacefully while surrounded by family at his namesake, the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. With the death of Coolidge, Hershel “Woody” Williams, 97, who was awarded the nation’s highest decoration for his actions on Iwo Jima, is now th...

Remembering the Past - 100 years ago • (clockwise from top left) Patrick Doyle, Frank Flood, Bernard Ryan, Thomas Whelan, Patrick Moran and Thomas Bryan » Mícheál Mac Donncha 100 years ago the British regime executed six IRA Volunteers in Mountjoy Jail, Dublin.  They were hanged on the morning of 14 March as tens of thousands of people, including their families, gathered outside the prison and as hundreds of thousands of workers staged a half-day general strike in protest.  The six men were tried by the British Army at Field General Courts Martial in the Council Chamber of Dublin’s ...