A remote island tribe who believe Prince Philip is their god have devised a day of rituals to mark his death. The tribesmen and women on the South Pacific island of Tanna in Vanuatu will mourn by dancing, speeches and the ceremonial drinking of the native plant kava, according to an expert on the culture. The group – … Read more
The Duke of Edinburgh continued to regularly use the same pair of black leather shoes he wore on his wedding day for the rest of his life, MailOnline can reveal. Prince Phillip first wore the shoes when he married the future Queen on 20th November 1947 at Westminster Abbey – and continued to use them … Read more
The Duke of Edinburgh continued to regularly use the same pair of black leather shoes he wore on his wedding day for the rest of his life, MailOnline can reveal. Prince Phillip first wore the shoes when he married the future Queen on 20th November 1947 at Westminster Abbey – and continued to use them … Read more
Prince Philip’s ‘unwavering loyalty’ to the Queen and his ‘courage, fortitude and faith’ will be put at the heart of his funeral service later today. A reduced group of 30 friends and royal family members are set to gather at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle this afternoon to mark the death of long-standing royal, … Read more
Prince Philip’s funeral is set to take place on Saturday at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The service is set to begin at 3pm. The order of service for the funeral was personally crafted by Prince Philip, with full nods to his naval heritage. Here, ahead of the funeral, is the order of service in … Read more
Calls grow to name a Royal Navy ship in honour of Prince Philip as petition calling for a new HMS Duke of Edinburgh gathers 11,000 signatures The petition calls for a ship to be named after the Duke of Edinburgh It wouldn’t be the first HMS Duke of Edinburgh to be launched onto the sea … Read more
A petition to name a Royal Navy ship after the late Prince Philip has gathered more than 11,000 signatures. The petition, on Change.Org, calls for a ship to be named The Duke of Edinburgh, which would be a particularly fitting tribute given the late Prince’s career as a naval officer. Prince Philip died on April … Read more
A beer fridge in the shower and a BAR TAP in your bedroom: BrewDog announces the launch of themed hotels in Edinburgh and Manchester The DogHouse Manchester is set for a summer opening and the Edinburgh venue will launch in the autumn This isn’t the beer brand’s first foray into the world of hotels, as … Read more
Prince Philip was 34 when he first conceived the idea of a scheme to help bridge the gap between formal education and national service. Inspired – or, as Philip put it, ‘pestered’ – by his headmaster at Gordonstoun school, Kurt Hahn, he worked to set up a challenge that allowed young men to make the … 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