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An athletics club based at a stadium in Watford opened by the Duke of Edinburgh has paid a touching tribute to him ahead of his funeral. After 73 years of marriage, the Queen will say farewell to Prince Philip during a televised funeral service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle this afternoon, attended by a small group of close family and friends. Covid regulations have reduced the scope of the service with public elements cancelled, mourners reduced from around 800 to just 30, and all guests wearing face masks and sitting apart. Watford Harriers Athletics Club, which holds ev...

Prince Philip at the Duke of Edinburgh Awards in 2017. Credit: PA Readers have joined millions around the world in paying their condolences to the Duke of Edinburgh who passed away yesterday at the age of 99. The country is in a period of national mourning following the death of Prince Philip, husband of the Queen for more than 70 years. The Royal Family announced just after midday on Friday that the Duke had passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle earlier that morning. It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highn...

The Duke of Edinburgh waving to crowds after he was invited to officially open the new Woodside Playing Fields in 1955. Credit: Watford Museum The world is in mourning following the announcement that His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, has passed away. The Royal Family said at midday today that Prince Philip, husband of the Queen, died peacefully at Windsor Castle this morning. Tributes have flooded in for the royal, who was two months away from celebrating his 100th birthday. Prince Philip held an extraordinary life, with a distinguished life of service to the Queen, Great Bri...