Prince Philip funeral: Duke of Edinburgh s New Zealand requests in final farewell
18 Apr, 2021 12:11 AM
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Prince Philip was laid to rest in a funeral service that celebrated his many years of service to the Crown and his wife, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Prince Philip was laid to rest in a funeral service that celebrated his many years of service to the Crown and his wife, Queen Elizabeth II.
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NZ Herald
As the world paused to remember Prince Philip, two New Zealanders played a part in his final farewell - at his request.
Just four voices filled St George s Chapel yesterday to farewell the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip - and one of them was a Kiwi.
Prince Philip’s funeral reflected his deep military ties, both as a ceremonial commander of many units and as a veteran of war. He requested four defence advisers from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Trinidad and Tobago be present at the procession before the funeral.
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Members of the royal family follow Prince Philip’s coffin arriving at St George s Chapel for his funeral on April 17. Inside the chapel, New Zealand-born Nick Madden also took part in Prince Philip’s funeral – as a member of the choir who sang. According to a biography of Madden, he moved to England in 2005 and became a lay clerk at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, two years later.
Prince Phillip funeral: Otago couple s son one of three to perform hymns
18 Apr, 2021 07:20 PM
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Former Dunedin tenor Nick Madden performs at the funeral of Prince Philip at St George s Chapel on Saturday. Photo / Supplied
Former Dunedin tenor Nick Madden performs at the funeral of Prince Philip at St George s Chapel on Saturday. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
As viewers around the globe tuned in for the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh, one Otago couple was more nervous than most.
Robyn and Richard Madden s son, Nick, was one of three lay clerks of the St George s Chapel Choir to perform hymns at the Windsor service on Saturday.
During the televised broadcast, Brigadier Lofty was seen on camera wearing a kahu huruhuru [Māori cloak] as he waited for the Duke’s custom built military green Land Rover carrying his coffin arrive outside the steps of St George’s Chapel. I was conscious I was the only Kiwi there, he said. To wear the kahu hururu just reminded me what my heritage is and where I come from, the men and women who I have served with over the years in the NZ defence force but also our heritage and history, and that’s the link for me with the Duke of Edinburgh, he added.