older generations will remember prince philip for his visits here. but his death has also brought to light his lasting legacy amongst younger people in the region through his duke of edinburgh award. the ramakrishna academy in kolkata in india has been running the scheme for almost two decades. hundreds of children here have taken part. teachers say the programme, which encourages students to volunteer and go on expeditions, has transformed many lives. prince edward visited the school once, to hand out his father s awards in person. we are really, really thankful to him, prince philip. the programme gave opportunity to our children to mix with the outside world. they face a lot of obstacles and they are taught how
here have taken part. teachers say the programme, which encourages students to volunteer and go on expeditions, has transformed many lives. prince edward visited the school once to hand out his father s awards in person. we are really, really thankful to him, prince philip. 0ur programme, it gave opportunity to our children to mix up with the outside world. they face a lot of obstacles and they thought how to overcome those obstacles. more than 150,000 children in south asia, from all walks of life, have participated in the duke of edinburgh s international award. darinda from sri lanka, who wants to be an entrepreneur one day, says that it introduced her to skills and experiences she would never have otherwise had. so, i m from sri lanka, where we are mostly focused on formal education. the duke of edinburgh really tapped into our lives,
edin edinburgh. philip intending to have a life in the military when he first married queen elizabeth. she was not then the queen. but that was not possible after her father died and she ascended to the throne. and you ll see particularly today, you ll see the royal marines represented until 2017, the last appointment he gave up, one of the last ones was captain general, so the royal marines playing a prominent role as well as the guards that was duke of the colonel. let s bring in cnn s national correspondent christiane amanpour at buckingham palace. extraordinary images there. you have covered the royal family a long time. what are your thoughts? certainly on different occasions and big occasions. we have been talking about how this is pared down no fuss
alone, needing help. the washington post says he and his mom were expelled to mexico last month because of title 42 and kidnapped a short time later. the boy was released after his family paid what the ransom the smugglers demanded. a desperate reality south of the border that stems from layers of humanitarian challenges. joining me from guatemala city, msnbc anchor and foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin. tell us what you re hearing from people in guatemala. what is it that they re going through in this moment? what are some of the reasons they are considering migrating to the u.s.? reporter: alicia, that s a great question. it s the question we ve been asking guatemalans ourselves, both experts and those thinking about making the journey. we ve seen it up close and personal on the border, but we wanted to see for ourselves the factors that are causing people to move. and it s quite complex to be honest with you. a lot of it structural, a lot of it historical, a lot of it complica
personal on the border, but we wanted to see for ourselves the factors that are causing people to move. and it s quite complex to be honest with you. a lot of it structural, a lot of it historical, a lot of it complicated by the pandemic. we went to a soup kitchen in guatemala city and spoke to one 27-year-old mother with three children. she used to work at a school with her children, the one the children attended. after the pandemic forcing schools to shut down, she lost her job. now, one of the only sources of food is from a soup kitchen like the one we visited today. now, we asked her whether or not she thought about going to the united states but she said it s very dangerous to make the trek as a single mother with three children, as you were just talking about, that child from nicaragua. in addition to the structural problems in this country, you have deep economic employment, corruption, a lack of good