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Prince Philip, right, was often seen on public duty next to the Queen, such as at this Diamond Jubilee Pageant in London in 2021.
Sadly, the day New Zealand will hold a state memorial for the late Duke of Edinburgh, April 21, is the Queen’s 95th birthday, so Long will not have a celebration on that day either.
Instead, she plans to hold an event on New Zealand's Queen’s Birthday Weekend in June.
Long said Prince Philip should be remembered for the way he always supported the Queen.
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Bev Long’s items include statues of the Queen and Prince Philip on their wedding day (left) and golden wedding anniversary (right), as well as a plate from their platinum wedding anniversary in 2017 (centre front).