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12 April, 2021, 9:07 pm
Ikunala village Chief Yapa holds photos of himself and four other local men with Britain s Prince Philip, taken during their 2007 trip to England, as he sends their condolences after the prince passed away at age 99 on Friday, in Ikunala, Tanna island, Vanuatu April 11, 2021. Reuters TV via REUTERS
TANNA ISLAND, Vanuatu (Reuters) – The chief of an indigenous group in the South Pacific island of Vanuatu that venerated Prince Philip offered condolences to Britain’s royal family on Sunday and recalled meeting the late prince during a visit to England.
“The connection between the people on the Island of Tanna and the English people is very strong,” said Chief Yapa of Ikunala village, Tanna. “We are sending condolence messages to the royal family and the people of England.”
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