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The Duke of Edinburgh will be remembered in Scotland with a minute s silence as his funeral begins at St George s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
A gun salute at Edinburgh Castle will mark the beginning and end of the national pause for reflection at 15:00.
At Prince Philip s former school - Gordonstoun in Moray - pupils will fall silent for three minutes in tribute.
The duke died at Windsor Castle on Friday 9 April, aged 99. He was married to the Queen for 73 years.
Prince Philip s long association with Scotland began with his schooldays in Moray and continued with family trips to Balmoral in Aberdeenshire every summer.
THE minister of the church used by the royal family when at Balmoral Castle has laid claim to the Duke of Edinburgh being “one of us” in the north-east of Scotland. The Rev Kenneth MacKenzie is the minister of the Parish of Braemar and Crathie and domestic chaplain to the Queen, who visits the church for Sunday services with members of her family, when staying at the castle. Ahead of the duke’s funeral today, MacKenzie said: “Over the last few days, many different tribes and nations have, with some justification, laid claim to the duke, and while I seek no argument with those who claim that he was ‘thoroughly European’, ‘archetypically British’, ‘adopted by the Commonwealth’, ‘Baptised Orthodox’, ‘Confirmed Anglican’ or whatever – let me try to set the record straight.
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The Duke of Edinburgh has been remembered in a series of events across Scotland as his funeral took place at St George s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
A gun salute at Edinburgh Castle marked the beginning and end of the national pause for reflection at 15:00.
At Prince Philip s former school - Gordonstoun in Moray - pupils fell silent for three minutes in tribute.
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The duke died at Windsor Castle on Friday 9 April, aged 99. He was married to the Queen for 73 years.
Prince Philip s long association with Scotland began with his schooldays in Moray and continued with family trips to Balmoral in Aberdeenshire every summer.
The minister of the church used by the royal family when at Balmoral Castle has laid claim to the Duke of Edinburgh being “one of us” in the north east of Scotland.
Reverend Kenneth MacKenzie is the minister of the Parish of Braemar and Crathie and domestic chaplain to the Queen, who visits the church for Sunday services with members of her family, including Prince Philip, when staying at the castle.
Ahead of the duke’s funeral on Saturday, Rev MacKenzie paid tribute to him and highlighted just how many communities across the country, and the world, had an affinity with the 99-year-old.
The minister of the church used by the royal family when at Balmoral Castle has laid claim to the Duke of Edinburgh being “one of us” in the north east of Scotland.
Reverend Kenneth MacKenzie is the minister of the Parish of Braemar and Crathie and domestic chaplain to the Queen, who visits the church for Sunday services with members of her family, including Prince Philip, when staying at the castle.
Ahead of the duke’s funeral on Saturday, Rev MacKenzie paid tribute to him and highlighted just how many communities across the country, and the world, had an affinity with the 99-year-old.