The Duke of Edinburgh will conduct his final engagement today before retirement as he meets Royal Marines who have overcome a huge 1664 mile trek.
The 96-year-old will attend The Captain General’s Parade in the afternoon which will mark the end of his public duties.
Prince Philip was appointed Captain General of the Royal Marines on 2nd June 1953, in succession to the late King George…
Buckingham Palace has announced that the Duke of Edinburgh will conduct his final engagement next Wednesday.
The 96-year-old will attend The Captain General’s Parade on August 2nd which will mark the end of his public duties.
Prince Philip was appointed Captain…
The Duke of Edinburgh conducted his final scheduled public engagement on Wednesday morning as he and The Queen visited Canada House to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
During the visit, The Queen and Prince Philip viewed artefacts and displays…
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh opened the new £60 million headquarters for London’s Metropolitan police force on Thursday.
The event was filled with sombre moments, but 96-year-old Prince Philip ensured there were light-hearted moments as well. The official opening of New Scotland Yard was to be on March 23rd, the day after the London Bridge terror attack where eight people lost their…
Care for a car with a royal history? The Queen and Prince Philip’s custom Daimler is going up for auction!
Expected to bring in £55,000, the five-speed automatic was Her Majesty’s from June 2001 to January 2007 and was often seen taking Queen Elizabeth and…
Seventy years ago today Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Princess Elizabeth & Philip Mountbatten
9th July 2017
Seventy years ago today, Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten.
The couple were married in Westminster Abbey on 20th November 1947 – meaning in just four months time The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will be celebrating their historic Platinum wedding anniversary.
The Queen first met her future husband Prince Philip when she was…
Prince Philip has presided over what is thought to be his last presentation reception for the Duke of Edinburgh Award – a scheme he founded 60 years ago.
According to The Royal Diary which lists future engagements each member of The Royal Family will attend, the…
The Duke of Edinburgh only has five more public engagements before he retires according to The Royal Diary which lists all future events.
In May, it was announced that the 96-year-old Prince would be retiring from public duty in the Autumn. As it is only the Summer, it is…
Date set for The Queen and Prince Philip's visit to Scotland Yard following terror postponement
5th July 2017
Buckingham Palace have announced that The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit New Scotland Yard next Thursday after their schedulued visit in March was cancelled due to a terror attack.
The Queen and Prince Philip were originally scheduled to officially open the new headquarters of the Metropolitan Police a few months ago, however, the terror attack on Westminster Bridge resulted in the…
