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Plans laid out for the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral
The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral will take place a week from today in St George’s Chapel at Windsor castle – where his coffin will be transported in a specially modified Land Rover which he helped to design. Just thirty guests will attend, including the Duke of Sussex, but not Meghan whose doctors have not given…
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UK pays tribute to Prince Philip at Windsor Castle
A steady stream of people have been laying flowers and messages of condolence at Windsor Castle – although the Government has urged people to continue following Covid guidelines and not to gather in large numbers. It means Windsor won’t be home to the kind of grand funeral which would otherwise have been planned.
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Prince Philip ‘would be genuinely surprised’ at reaction to his death, says Duke’s close friend Martin Palmer.
We’re joined by Martin Palmer, a friend of the Duke who collaborated with him on setting up a charity – The Alliance of Religions and Conservation – back in 1986.
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World leaders react to Duke of Edinburgh’s death
From Vladimir Putin to China’s Xi Jinping and every living US President, tributes to the Duke of Edinburgh have poured in from around the world, especially the Commonwealth countries where the Duke had made more than two hundred solo visits over his lifetime.
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Petrol bombs thrown at police as rioting continues in Northern Ireland
The Irish Taoiseach has warned that Northern Ireland must not be plunged back into “that dark place of sectarian murders and political discord” after another night of violence which left 14 police officers hurt. In one incident, a burning car was rammed into a police Land Rover, while petrol bombs and missiles were also hurled…
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Northern Ireland Protocol ‘has led to this very, very great escalation of tension’ says DUP’s Lord Dodds
We spoke to Lord Dodds of the Democratic Unionist Party who used to represent North Belfast in the House of Commons – where a lot of the trouble in recent days has been centred. We began by asking him for his own thoughts about Prince Philip.
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Covid cases surging dangerously high in Brazil and India
More than half of people in England live in areas which have barely recorded any new Covid cases – with some showing increases close to zero for more than a month. The latest 24-hour government figures show 106,000 people received their first dose of the Covid vaccine yesterday, more than 450,000 people had their second…
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Thousands forced to evacuate after volcano erupts Caribbean island of St Vincent
Heavy ashfall has been raining down on parts of the Caribbean island of St Vincent – a day after the La Soufriere volcano exploded – forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. The island’s prime minister has urged local people to remain calm, after warnings that the volcano could keep exploding for several days…
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From the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to Accrington Camera Club: Prince Philip’s lasting legacy
The Duke of Edinburgh devoted much of his energy to supporting charities becoming patron of many well known organisations and some not so well known. Like the Accrington Camera Club – which back in 1977, wrote him a letter on spec when they wanted funding to mark the Silver Jubilee. To their huge surprise, a…
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Paralympian Hannah Cockroft: Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme ‘life changing’
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme remains one of the Duke’s most enduring legacies. Its participants – mainly schoolchildren – take part in outdoor expeditions, learn new practical skills and volunteer in their communities. Since being founded in 1956, the scheme has seen over three million participants achieve awards in the UK. In the year…
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Prince Philip: through the eyes of a former Buckingham Palace press secretary
For someone whose life was lived under the constant glare of publicity, the Duke of Edinburgh was a man who put duty before all else: whose wry personality was never kept hidden away, he was unfailingly polite – if not always politically correct.
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Duke of Edinburgh award scheme ‘significant’ for inclusivity in UK
Britain has gone through many profound changes over the Duke of Edinburgh’s lifetime, so how far has the Royal family changed too, and how is it likely to fit into the Britain of the future?
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Bidens pay tribute to Duke’s charitable work
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have sent a message of condolence on behalf of the American people, paying tribute to the Duke’s charitable work and his “decades of devoted public service”.
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The Queen and Duke ‘saw life in the same sort of way’ – author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth
We spoke to the writer and broadcaster, Gyles Brandreth, who interviewed the Duke of Edinburgh for his book, Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Marriage.
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Commitment to environment a key part of Duke’s legacy
The Duke of Edinburgh spent much of his retirement at Wood Farm in Sandringham, where he had taken overall charge of managing the entire estate since 1952 and put conservation at the heart of his efforts.
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Prince Philip’s WW2 service and life as consort
We took a look at what the Duke’s legacy is likely to be with the historian, Prof Anna Whitelock, and James Holland, a writer of military history.
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Northern Ireland’s leaders call for protests to be cancelled
Politicians in Northern Ireland have called for planned protests and parades to be cancelled as a mark of respect, in the wake of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death.
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Scotland pays tribute to Prince Philip as election campaigning is suspended
Scotland’s major political parties have suspended election campaigning following the announcement from Buckingham Palace, while all the party leaders have paid tribute. The Duke had deep and long-standing ties to Scotland.
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Prince Philip ‘was a sort of outsider insider’ – historian Prof Amanda Vickery
We spoke to the social and cultural historian, Prof Amanda Vickery.
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Respects paid to Duke at Windsor Castle
In Windsor, people have been paying their respects at the place the Queen is thought to consider her real home.
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Prince Philip’s funeral will be ‘a private affair’
Gary Gibbon was live from Downing Street with the latest on the Duke of Edinburgh’s death.
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Queen speaks of her ‘deep sorrow’ at Prince Philip’s passing
The flags on Buckingham Palace are flying at half mast tonight in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle where he had spent his final days with the Queen.
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Prince Philip ‘was a great moderniser’, says royal historian Ed Owens
We’re joined by the royal historian and author Ed Owens.
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Remembering Prince Philip – The Queen’s Consort
It is hard to imagine that when the Duke of Edinburgh first entered the world of the British royal family, he was very much the outsider.
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Prince Philip dies aged 99
Through their seventy-three years of marriage, the Duke of Edinburgh was the Queen’s constant companion, saying his central role was to support the Queen. It was a mutual reliance: Elizabeth described the Duke as her ‘strength and stay’.
