Having lived just short of 100 years,
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, began his brush with the Royal
Navy from the very beginning. In 1922 as an 18-month-old exile,
after the Greek military government banished the Greek Royal
Family, Philip was carried on board a British warship in a
makeshift cot made from an orange crate. His maternal grandfather,
Prince Louis of Battenberg, had been Admiral…
Throughout his life, The Duke of
Edinburgh was known for his passion for sports and his love for
polo was well known. He was encouraged to play the sport by his
uncle, Lord Louis Mountbatten (famously nicknamed Uncle Dickie) who
started playing the sport in 1921 while…
Remembering the Duke of Edinburgh: the royal wedding that set him on an historic path
14th April 2021
On the morning of Thursday, 20 November
1947, thousands lined the streets of London along the processional
route between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey; crowds
thronged down the Mall, pressing against the Palace gates. Millions
listened to the radio broadcast that…
It seems almost common today: a royal
promoting a favourite cause will film a documentary highlighting
their work in the field; another royal will feature in a
retrospective of their life during a milestone year; and yet
another will grant an interview to a mainstream outlet offering up
soundbites that will be dissected around the world. But back in the
1950s, when The Duke of Edinburgh found…
Prince Charles inherits the title Duke of Edinburgh following the death of Prince Philip
11th April 2021
The Prince of Wales inherited the titles
held by his father, Prince Philip, following his death on Friday.
Upon Prince Philip’s death, Charles immediately became
the Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron
Greenwich. The inheritance of these titles…
After Prince Philip’s funeral, on April
17th 2021 at St. George’s Chapel, his coffin will be lowered into
the Royal Vault where it will remain until the death of The Queen.
The two, who shared a marriage lasting over 73 years, will then be
buried together. But the…
Buckingham Palace has announced that the
Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral will be on Saturday 17 April at 3 PM.
The service will take place at Windsor Castle, taking into account
the current COVID regulations. This means that there will be no
public procession. The coffin will be transported to St George’s
Chapel at Windsor Castle in a Land Rover designed with the help of
the Duke of…
A special podcast from Royal Central. The
Duke of Edinburgh’s death, at the age of 99, has led to tributes
from people around the world. For over seven decades, he was at the
heart of the House of Windsor and helped shape it through the 20th
and 21st…
The focus of many papers is the enduring
love story of The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Images of the
couple dominate the front of the Daily Mirror and The Daily Mail.
The Sun’s headline reads ‘’We’re all weeping with you, Ma’am’’
while the Star leads with…
Gun salutes will be fired around the
United Kingdom at noon on April 10th 2021 to mark the death of The
Duke of Edinburgh. Royal Navy ships at sea will join the tributes
which will also take place in London, Edinburgh, Belfast and
Cardiff as well as in Gibraltar. The 41 gun salutes will start at
noon with one round fired every minute. Military tributes got under
way early on Saturday…
