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Young sailors at the Duke of Edinburgh’s former school in Moray are to lead a tribute in Scotland on the day of his funeral.
Pupils aboard Gordonstoun’s 80ft sail training boat will lay a wreath off the coast of Hopeman Harbour, where Philip first learned to sail.
On the shore, a lone student piper will play while displaying the Duke of Edinburgh’s Coat of Arms on a banner.
Prince Philip of Greece, as he was then known, at the public school of Gordonstoun (PA)
It was presented to the exclusive boarding school’s pipe band by Her Majesty in 2019.
Britons joined the Queen in falling silent on Saturday to mark the start of the funeral for the Duke of Edinburgh. The ceremony began at 3pm with a procession in he grounds of Windsor Castle with only a handful of royal guests. With crowds prohibited by coronavirus rules, the public was asked instead to observing a minute’s silence. As members of the royal family fell silent at 3pm at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, members of the public.
Duke of Edinburgh s former school, British PM Boris Johnson, pop star Kylie Minogue pay tribute to the late Prince Philip
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Prince Philip s former school, Gordonstoun, is among the many groups and big names to have paid a heartfelt tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh on the day of his funeral.
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Nicola Sturgeon has paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, hailing his “longstanding ties to Scotland”.
The Scottish First Minister was among the many across the country to mark a silence at 3pm as members of the royal family gathered at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle for Philip’s funeral.
A gun salute at Edinburgh Castle marked the start and the end of the silence.
After the funeral, Ms Sturgeon said: “On behalf of the people of Scotland, I once again express my deepest condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and members of the royal family.
“The many tributes paid to the Duke of Edinburgh in recent days have shown the depth of his contribution to public life over more than 70 years as well as his longstanding ties to Scotland.