Updated: April 9, 2021, 6:46 pm
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It was one of the most far-sighted plans ever devised by any member of the Royal Family.
Indeed, when Prince Philip established the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme in 1956, he could surely never have envisaged the success of the initiative all over the world.
The awards, which recognise adolescents and young adults for completing a series of self-improvement exercises, have now expanded to 144 countries.