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media captionThe duke forged a strong friendship with Bill Edwards through a mutual love of cricket. and gin and tonic
As the nation mourns the death of Prince Philip, stories about the friendships he formed are being remembered - his close alliance with a cricket club chairman being one.
Bill Edwards was chairman of Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club and developed a close relationship with Cricket Wales patron Prince Philip. They enjoyed their time together very much. They seemed to have a rapport, they could talk about anything, his wife Liz said, speaking to the BBC previously.