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Prince Harry to take over from Prince Philip as Head of the Royal Marines

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13th May 2017
Prince Harry is expected to replace his grandfather The Duke of Edinburgh as Head of the Royal Marines when he retires later this year. Prince Philip has been Head of the Royal Marines since 1953 and has made regular visits to the Marines on exercise in Norway and at the headquarters of 3 Commando Brigade in Plymouth. Major General Rob Magowan, the Commandant General of the Corps, has approved…
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The island that worships Prince Philip is disappointed by his retirement

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9th May 2017
Out in the Pacific Ocean lays a remote island, untouched by the complications of busy cities. While mostly cut off from the outside world, they are familiar with the Duke of Edinburgh. To the Kastom people in the Yaohnanen village on the Tanna island in Vanuatu(previously an Anglo-French colony called the New Hebrides) in the South Pacific, Prince Philip is a God. The son of a mountain God to be…
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Prince William steps in for Prince Philip aside The Queen

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6th May 2017
A day after Prince Philip announced that he would be retiring from royal duties in the autumn, Prince William stepped in beside his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth. He was on hand to help welcome Burmese Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to Buckingham Palace. With the Duke of Edinburgh’s announcement, it means that younger royals will need to take on more duties and Prince William is…
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Duke of Edinburgh quips he is "the world's most experienced plaque unveiler"

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4th May 2017
On Wednesday, before The Duke of Edinburgh told the world he was retiring in the fall at the age of 96, he carried out an engagement where he opened a new £25 million stand at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The Duke is an honorary Life Member of Marylebone Cricket Club. Before pulling a cord that would part two small curtains to reveal a plaque quipped beforehand to the crowd: “You’re…
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