The Archbishop of Canterbury has hailed Prince Philip as an ‘outstanding example of Christian service’ who was ‘a master of putting people at ease and making them feel special’. Justin Welby joined other religious leaders including the Bishop of Dover, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, in paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, following his death aged 99 … Read more
Princess Beatrice’s husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi remembers Prince Philip with sombre black and white photos – after the Duke of Edinburgh made a rare outing for their intimate wedding last summer Princess Beatrice’s husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi paid tribute to Prince Philip The 37-year-old shared two black and white photos of the Duke of Edinburgh … Read more
Lady Pamela Hicks has paid tribute to her cousin Prince Philip on his death. Lady Pamela, 91, daughter of Philip’s maternal uncle Lord ‘Dickie’ Mountbatten, was a lady-in-waiting to the Queen and a bridesmaid at their 1947 wedding. On learning of the death of her cousin, she said: ‘A unique man in every way. There was … Read more
Royal Navy warships will lead a worldwide gun salute in honour of Prince Philip today, firing 41 shots over 40 minutes from midday as they are joined by batteries in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and Gibraltar. HMS Diamond, a 8,000-tonne destroyer dubbed ‘the jewel in the naval crown, set sail from Portsmouth on Friday with … Read more
The First Sea Lord has paid tribute to Royal Navy veteran Prince Philip, highlighting praise he received for his ‘bravery and enterprise’ during the Battle of Cape Matapan in the Second World War. The Duke of Edinburgh was a midshipman aboard HMS Valiant off the southern coast of Greece when he earned his honourable citation. A … Read more
The world’s newspapers today mourned Prince Philip for his service to Britain and devotion to the Queen. The Duke of Edinburgh’s death at Windsor Castle was announced by Her Majesty ‘with great sorrow’ on Friday, and as Britain began eight days of mourning, countries across the world paid homage to the steadfast prince. ‘A Prince … Read more
Scott Morrison has paid tribute to Prince Philip on the morning after his death with a moving speech praising his life of service. The Queen’s husband died at Windsor Castle on Friday aged 99 after a long illness, with his death confirmed at 9pm AEST. Flags across Australia are flying at half staff and there will … Read more
Mourners defied public health advice to stay at home and continued to lay flowers for Prince Philip at royal palaces through the night and from dawn today as Britain marks his death at the age of 99. The bouquets, flowers, cards, Union Flags and balloons are being moved away by staff almost as soon as … Read more
The world’s media has paid tribute to Prince Philip today after it was announced the Duke of Edinburgh has died at the age of 99. News websites across the globe – from Europe to North America, Australia and Asia – all ran the story at the top of their pages as a fitting tribute to … Read more
Good-looking and blond-haired, the tall, athletic Prince of Greece impressed the young Princess – then known as Lilibet – by jumping over the college tennis nets at their first publicised meeting. They had been present together on various occasions, including the wedding in 1934 of Philip’s cousin Princess Marina, later Duchess of Kent, to Princess … Read more