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
Years ago, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh paid a fleeting visit to the Surrey town of Dorking. There were hundreds, if not thousands, of wellwishers penned in behind barriers. Those at the front had been standing there for many hours. Among them was a small child holding a single daffodil. The Queen made … 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
A few days after the death of King George VI in February 1952, Earl Jowitt, the Lord Chancellor under Clement Attlee, addressed the House of Lords in a message of condolence to the new Queen Elizabeth II. ‘It is, I fear, inevitable that the life of the Sovereign must be in some sense a lonely … 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
Looked at from the outside, the Duke of Edinburgh was a kind of living model of the British establishment – ever-present at all those State ceremonial occasions, Trooping the Colour, openings of Parliament. Lean, imperious, with an eagle’s stare and a hawk nose, dressed in the bearskin and scarlet of colonel of the Grenadier Guards, … 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
Loud fireworks interrupt the two-minute silence to pay respect to Prince Philip before Celtic’s clash with Livingston after the Duke of Edinburgh’s death at 99 By Max Mathews For Mailonline Published: 16:38 BST, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 18:08 BST, 10 April 2021 Numerous fireworks were set off during the two minute silence before Celtic’s … Read more
Prince Charles today paid tribute to his ‘dear Papa’ as he spoke for the first time following news of his father Prince Philip’s death yesterday morning. In a pre-recorded video message, the Prince of Wales said his father had given ‘the most remarkable, devoted service’ to ‘The Queen, to my family and to the country’, … Read more