Epitomising a life of service, the Duke of Edinburgh dutifully served his country for more than 70 years as the Queen’s consort on royal tours, visits and functions. As a senior royal his every movement was followed by a photographer’s lens which captured thousands of images of His Royal Highness, either meeting people, sharing a … Read more
The Queen is using her two new dogs to help cope with the grief of Prince Philip’s death, friends say When Philip was hospitalised this year, it emerged Queen got two new puppies Queen has owned more than 30 dogs over years latest believed to be gifts Royal biographer says corgis have been intensely loyal … Read more
With a debonair doff of his bowler hat and a quick wave to the crowd, Prince Philip ended his 22,219th – and final – solo engagement. In typically stoic style he had braved torrential rain to congratulate some Royal Marines on taking on a gruelling charity challenge, and joked they should have been ‘locked up’ … Read more
Prince Philip‘s birth certificate has been unearthed by The Mail on Sunday – after lying buried for almost a century in an archive close to the Greek villa where he was born. The document was written by hand in Katharevousa Greek, a purist version of modern Greek, by a priest named Spiriodon Tryfonas on the … Read more
Princes William and Harry will reunite as they walk behind their grandfather’s coffin at his funeral next Saturday. The brothers could stand shoulder to shoulder as they form part of the royal procession at the service for the Duke of Edinburgh next Saturday. It will be the first time the pair will be seen together … Read more
Doctors tell pregnant Meghan not to fly back to Prince Philip’s funeral with Harry – as Thomas Markle also pays his condolences The Duchess of Sussex has been advised not to make the 11-hour flight to the UK with her husband, who sources say will travel on Monday ‘at the latest’ It will be the first … Read more
Prince Philip’s carriage-driving friend Penny Brabourne privately mourns his death after being a regular visitor to Sandringham in recent years Penny Brabourne, Countess Mountbatten of Burma was Philip’s close friend The pair shared a love for the exhilarating equestrian sport of carriage-driving She was also a regular visitor at Wood Farm, where the Prince retired … Read more
‘Grow a real beard!’: Designer says he wears Prince Philip’s insult about his goatee as a badge of honour Stephen Judge, 49, from Bedfordshire, met Prince Philip in Buckingham Palace in 2009 as a representative of the Chartered Society of Designers As a tribute, he grew a full beard after they met and raised £700 for … Read more
Borne by a Land Rover and in the presence of his family and representatives of the military establishment that was so close to his heart, Philip’s body will be taken to the steps of St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Based on details released by Buckingham Palace yesterday, this is how his funeral service will then take … Read more
Boris Johnson will not attend the Duke of Edinburgh‘s funeral to allow for the attendance of as many family members as possible during coronavirus restrictions, No 10 has said. The Prime Minister was understood to have been expected to attend the ceremony but offered to step aside with the number of guests allowed limited to … Read more