i need that to come through now. and the australian bowlers channelling their inner beyonce in a bid to save their green. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. after 65 years of official public engagements, the duke of edinburgh will make his final solo appearance on royal duty today. prince philip will attend a parade by the royal marines, of which he s the captain general. now 96, he s the longest serving consort in british history. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. he s been a familiar and sometimes forthright feature of national life ever since his marriage to the then princess elizabeth in november 1947. and although his robust approach to people and events have sometimes got him into trouble, few can criticise his devotion to royal duty. most often in support of the queen, but also in pursuit of his own separate programme, supporting issues like the environment and the development of the awards programme for young people which he created and which is
dressed, but underneath the mac he will be wearing his royal marines tie and he will be wearing his medals. he is not being soaked like everybody else! rot oil-for-food in general, he is somebody very important to the military. you can see the conversations. they are chatting to him. he is an important man in their man lives. well, he is the top man as cap taun general and the top man as cap taun general and the royal family is intrinsically linked to the link and her majesty is the commander in chief so it has to be run like a military operation and that s why the duke and the queen are very rarely late. do you think he will miss all this? the rain? the rain. i guess you would say it s a funny old job for the last # 70 years. he has been known for making off colour remarks. he would say it is breaking the ice that s a tabloid or newspaper story. most are taken out of context. yes, he makes remarks to break the ice and the reporters half report it. i have done that fair share