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Australia has marked the passing of Prince Philip with a 41-gun salute in the nation s capital, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison paid tribute to the towering figure whose life was one of duty and service.
In a solemn but loud ceremony, six ceremonial guns from the Australian Defence Force were fired on Saturday afternoon as a crowd watched on - a tradition that is being followed in other Commonwealth countries.
The Duke of Ediburgh, Queen Elizabeth II s husband, died on Friday, two months before his 100th birthday and only a short time after a month-long stay in hospital.