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Updated: May 13, 2021, 12:26 am (Royal Mail/PA) Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Four new stamps are being issued by the Royal Mail in memory of the Duke of Edinburgh. The black and white images show Philip, who died last month at the age of 99, at different stages of his life. (Royal Mail/PA) The first, a portrait of the duke as a young man, was taken by the photographer Baron, while the second is of Philip attending the passing out parade of his son, the Duke of York, at Dartmouth Naval College in Devon. ....
You can pre-order new Royal Mail stamps in memory of Prince Philip. (Royal Mail) Royal Mail has today released for new stamps to be issued in the memory of Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh passed away at Windsor Castle last month at the age off 99. Philip was the longest-serving consort in British history after marrying Queen Elizabeth II in July 1947. Together for more than 70 years, the Duke of Edinburgh lived through the ups and down of the Queen’s life and reign with her. : HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh taken by the photographer Baron. (Royal Mail) Simon Thompson, CEO, Royal Mail said: “Throughout adulthood, The Duke of Edinburgh dedicated himself to the service of this country, the Commonwealth and to the many causes he was involved with. ....
Elizabeth was formally crowned on June 2, 1953, at the age of just 25 after her father George VI died suddenly in 1952. During that ceremony, televised around the world, the queen promised to govern the United Kingdom and her other realms. Six years earlier, in a speech in South Africa, then-Princess Elizabeth made clear that her commitment was for life. “I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong,” she said. With a reign that has so far lasted almost seven decades, Elizabeth has seen governments rise and fall, entertained generation after generation of heads of state, and presided over a family with its own share of tragedy and controversy. ....
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II Turns 95 Today By To mark the occasion, we’re taking a look back at her remarkable life. This article was originally written by Ian Lloyd, and published in time for the Queen’s 90th birthday in 2016. Our Queen was born at 2.40 on the morning of April 21, 1926. To date she’s the only British monarch to have been born in a house with a door number – 17 Bruton Street, London. Not that it was an “ordinary” house; it was a mansion in Mayfair that was leased by her maternal grandparents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore. These days a Cantonese restaurant stands on the spot. ....
Getty Images A lot of things have been conveniently forgotten over the years about Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died aged 99 on April 9. The fancy uniforms, the spoken gaffes, and the occasionally dodgy views are all etched in concrete and easily trundled out. What’s less remembered are 70 years of service to the crown, a lifelong and tireless devotion to charities, and a progressive devotion to the advancement of science and new ideas. Long before his son, Philip spoke about what he regarded as a new menace, “a hotly-debated issue directly attributable to the development of industry.the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But before he became number two to the most famous woman in the world, the Prince had a blooming career in the Navy, most of it at war. ....