Share I played for her and gave her music to sing and so forth when she was younger, he told the ABC. There were many times when we sang or played together - I would play the piano and accompany her.
Pictured: Miriam Allan while singing at Prince Philip s funeral at St George s Chapel on Saturday April 17
Just four voices filled St George s Chapel on Saturday (pictured) with music carefully chosen by the Duke of Edinburgh
Their last performance together was in 2019 for the Newcastle Music Festival.
Ms Allan moved to England in 2003 and married Richard Bannan, who is another ley clerk at St George s Chapel.
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Just four voices filled St George s Chapel yesterday with music carefully chosen by the Duke of Edinburgh.
Three lay clerks of St George s Chapel Choir – singers who are not members of the clergy – were joined by classical soprano Miriam Allan to perform the programme, which included the seafaring hymn Eternal Father, Strong To Save.
Australian-born Ms Allan has appeared as a soloist with orchestras all over the world and is married to another of the Chapel s lay clerks, Richard Bannan.
Her husband is in no doubt about where the family s talents lie, saying in 2018: It s humbling. Things many of us find difficult to do, she can do without blinking.
Military bands and musicians, and a choir of just four, provided the very personal soundtrack to the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral service.
The duke was said to be the guiding force behind many of the musical choices – played both before and during the service – and picked a wide range of music from Johann Sebastian Bach to Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Many of the arrangements had strong Naval and royal connotations, and were personally requested by Philip.
Ahead of Saturday’s service, armed forces musicians assembled in Windsor and played a range of music as they moved into position in the quadrangle in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
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